But I Say
Matthew 5:17-37 “You have heard it said…. But I say…” In the last week, we attended mass, as guests, at two separate churches. At one of the churches, the homily focused almost entirely on the fact that we are sinners, beyond God’s merit, as well as the fact that we have to spread the dogmas of our own denomination, not the faith taught by Jesus. And at both churches, we ended the service with a “prayer” asking for protection from all the demons prowling the world. All I
Not As They Should Be
5 th Sunday of Ordinary Time; Matthew 13-16 …your light must shine before others so that they may… give praise to God. Where is usually found a panorama of green and color, is now but a blanket of white. The eight or so inches of snow has been blown smooth and flat by the winter winds and not a single ripple or rise can be seen. One brave creature has created a line in the snow, as it made its way to the bird feeder to see if there might be a few scraps to feed on. The h
What If
4 th Sunday of Ordinary Time; Matthew 5: 1-12 Blessed are those who are poor in spirit; the reign of heaven is theirs. One of the great “what ifs” in my life is what would I have done if I were old enough to have been able to participate in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. As a middle school aged kid in white suburbia, there were no opportunities to speak my mind. Fortunately, my mother kept me apprised of what was happening and allowed me to watch the evening new
