Learning from Yom Kippur
FIND forgiveness. There's an apt phrase. To find forgiveness, we must seek it out. We must be humble enough to admit our own broken humanity. To realize that we are…
Archbishop Gregory of DC says: Trump’s Visit to JP2 Shrine is “baffling and reprehensible”
From Bloomberg On Tuesday, Trump traveled to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in northeast Washington, ostensibly to promote an executive order he plans to sign later in the…
This is What a President Looks Like
I never really tell people who I am voting for–often I will say who I’m NOT voting for–but in this case….I hasten to say that we must be reasonable, especially…
Restore Us, O Spirit of God
This has been a week of sadness. Losing a friend to COVID-19, hearing about the death of a dear friend’s grandmother and then watching the horror of a police officer…
But We’re Totally Ready to Go Back to Mass….
An article from iheartradio states: Health experts are warning people that the World Health Organization’s social distancing guidelines might not be enough to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The…
George Floyd: Dead for $20
Now This posted this video which completely sums up the George Floyd case. “This abusive, excessive and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man who was being…
RIP: Fr. Rich Colgan, CSP
With a heavy heart, I ask for prayers for my friend, Fr. Rich Colgan, CSP, who died late last night from complications from coronavirus. I first met Fr. Rich when…
Morning Prayer for Tuesday May 26: Feast of St Phillip Neri
This morning, I’m praying for the soul of my friend, Fr. Rich Colgan, CSP. Today is also the Feast of St. Phillip Neri. Fr. Rich served at St. Phillip Neri…
Beyond The Upper Room
When they entered the citythey went to the upper room where they were staying,Peter and John and James and Andrew,Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew,James son of Alphaeus, Simon the…
Just When You Thought It Was Safe….
NPR published a primer on the risk of many summer activities with COVID-19 still lingering. Since we’ve been talking about the risk of opening churches too early, I thought this…