Reconciliation: Mercy, forgiveness and love
The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, Sept. 7. “We will never forget.” I saw these words painted on a mural in New York City this last weekend. The paint looked a little...
View ArticleLove, marriage and weddings
The following is a homily on the Scripture readings for Oct. 26.It’s on YouTube. It’s called “A Wedding Surprise,” a video that went viral, seen by over 33,000,000 people. It’s a wedding in Ireland –...
View Article2015: The Year of Marriage in Michigan
The Michigan bishops have urged us to consider 2015 the Year of Marriage. Why would the bishops speak of dedicating a year to the learning and loving that can be marriage? I’ve been pondering the...
View ArticleLove: Jesus' radical teaching
The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, March 15.We live in a world of radical ideas and impulses. Daily we hear about ISIS whose vicious killings they proudly publish to...
View ArticleThe forgiveness that can change us
Forgiveness can change us, but it depends. If I forgive someone because I am afraid I will lose something if I don't, I remain unchanged. I might forgive because I fear the loss of financial security...
View ArticleLooking yourself in the face
The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Palm Sunday, March 29.Every once in a while I end up in a hotel room with one of those mirrors used for make-up, the ones that magnify the...
View ArticleLove and laws
Christ's love is unconditional and has no bounds. The Catholic Church sees itself as representing Christ, being the Body of Christ. But the Church is an institution. On the one hand it allows the...
View ArticleGod's love: It's what endures
These weeks will have me back in New York: first Manhattan, then Long Island and finally Buffalo. It’s wonderful to return to places you’ve been before. You want to see if you can reproduce the...
View ArticleDon't break the chain
Who comes next?This is one of our biggest human problems. Continuity. Next in line. We could think of evolution as one huge biological answer to this. We can also conceive of politics as the same...
View ArticleDressing up for God
For whom would you dress up? For whom would you like to look your best? God? Not really. Most of us have at best a relationship with God that is like one we might have with a loving Dad. We know that...
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