We have witnessed over the last centuries the growth of nation states of which America is one. They have come, and now are going. The
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
If you’re like me, you don’t remember your last new year’s resolution. Such carry remarkably brief importance. But today’s gospel reverses that: the elderly Simeon
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Priests and Levites ask John that same question in today’s gospel. I recall a teacher once asking that question of me. I responded, “I am
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We have witnessed during the last 2 years the rise of Donald Trump. But despite his untoward policies and opinions (perhaps because of them), he
Read moreYou and I, In the Lord Are One!
President Hoover called it, “Rugged individualism”. The American biologist, Leroy Hood, stated,”What’s unique about humans is their individuality”. We Americans take pride in our being
Read moreDo I Truly Love?
Genuine love exists today as an endangered species. The word “love” falls easily from our lips but with exceeding difficulty from our hearts. Entrepreneurs, sexual
Read moreHave No Worry!
“I’m worried about my finances”, he says. She exclaims, “How I worry about my teenager”! Jesus tells us not to be troubled, but “Believe in
Read moreCALLING ALL SHEPHERDS!
During the winter, shepherds kept their sheep in a protective sheepfold. A low wall with a gate surrounded the fold. The shepherds called their sheep
Read moreYou Are Sent!
I SEND you this message, or you SEND a friend to the store. To send seems like an ordinary action. However, “to send” in context, in the Bible
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Oh, our fears! Illness, injustice, poverty, age, but the greatest of these is what they symbolize: death of a beloved or self, the ultimate
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