Patrick Ewing Has Coronavirus
From ESPN: “I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly,” Ewing said in a statement. “I want…
Morning Prayer for May 23
The reading from today’s morning prayer was: None of us lives as his own master and none of us dies as his own master. While we live we are responsible…
Bishops of Washington State Push Back on Trump’s Edict
The Bishops of Washington State released an excellent response to President Trump’s statement regarding church reopenings. A huge h/t to the amazing Rocco Palmo who tweeted this in my general…
Night Prayer for Friday, May 22
Tonight I offer special prayers, for my friend Dan, who has a relative dying from Leukemia. I’d also like to pray in Thanksgiving for my dear friend, Joe Patane whose…
“But Your Grief Will Become Joy”
Today’s Gospel (John 16:20-23) provides us with some comfort as Jesus continues his conversation with the disciples. Grief often becomes joy. I know that I miss my father very much…
“For a Little While”
The great Paulist, Fr. Charlie Donahue, C.S.P. had a great homily yesterday that I thought you shouldn’t miss. It was the 15th Anniversary of his ordination. Don’t miss it.
Pandemic “Reinvigorating Religion”
Henry Mace has an excellent piece in today’s Financial Times that I give a h/t to the illustrious Christopher Lamb, of the London Tablet for tweeting this morning. What’s interesting…
What We Have Done, and What We Have Failed to Do
Over at the Pray, Tell Blog, I enjoyed this reflection on whether the sacraments will just return to “business as usual” after the pandemic. And my thought is that if…
Morning Prayer for Friday 5/22
This Morning’s Intercessions spoke to me greatly, as we ask God to send us the Spirit as we continue to meditate on the Ascension. Christ ascended into heaven to send…
Night Prayer
This is essentially Psalm 91 which is one of my favorites and came up in the Psalmody tonight: I’d like to offer special prayers tonight for a dear colleague who…