Lent 2015: Walking the Way of Reconciliation, Peace, and Humility
Month: February 2015
Marked with Ashes – Fr. Pat Griffin
Unfailingly on Ash Wednesday, some people find a disconnect between the Gospel reading and the marking of our foreheads with ashes. The Gospel tells us not to call attention to ourselves when we give alms, or when we pray, or when we fast.
Panamanian Cardinal well known to confreres
“Cardinal Lacunza has said that he feels it is his mission as bishop “to work among the poor, with the poorest, that is, the indigenous people of the Ngabe-Bugle region,” a people who “have been forgotten for years.”
Inside St. John the Baptist, Brooklyn’s ‘Castle Out of the Past’
Inside St. John the Baptist, Brooklyn’s ‘Castle Out of the Past’
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!