Spiritual Reflection

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  A requiem for an older brother

  Mar 10, 2023

  In the Gospel of John, the author describes how, after Jesus was already dead, soldiers came and pierced his side with a lance and “immediately blood and water flowed” out of his dead body.

  
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  Jesus’ dysfunctional ancestry

  Dec 16, 2022

  The full story of how Jesus Christ came to be born includes elements that we do not easily imagine when we sing our Christmas hymns.

  
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  In exile — marking an anniversary

  Nov 25, 2022

  In exile — marking an anniversary

  
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  Celebrating 50 years of ordination

  Oct 28, 2022

  Fifty years ago, on an overcast, cold, fall day in the gymnasium of the local public high school, I was ordained to the priesthood.

  
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  Seeing what lies near our doorsteps

  Aug 26, 2022

  The unbridgeable gap is the gap that already exists now between the rich and poor, and the lesson is that we had best try to bridge that gap now, in this life.

  
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  The temptations of the good person

  Jul 22, 2022

  Well, motivation is rarely simply straightforward. We are a complex, often tortured creatures of motivation.