Francis X. Clooney, S.J.

Cambridge MA This Sunday rsquo s Gospel prompts two considerable reflections by Swami Prabhavananda the first regarding nonviolence which I treated in my last blog and the second regarding the command ldquo Be perfect therefore as your heavenly Father is perfect rdquo 5 48 As for this

Cambridge MA The Gospel for Sunday February 20 includes two famous and most challenging teachings of Jesus The first is ldquo You have heard that it was said lsquo An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth rsquo But I say to you Do not resist an evildoer But if anyone strikes you on the

Cambridge MA For any preacher this Sunday rsquo s portion of the Sermon on the Mount poses great challenges It is quite long a full 20 verses Matthew 5 17-37 It is also full of difficult ideas Jesus is the one who comes to fulfill accomplish the Law in its every detail If the Pharisees a

Cambridge MA In case you haven rsquo t noticed we are now entering the 12th annual Interfaith Harmony Week an initiative celebrated sometimes with slightly different names such as Interfaith Awareness Week around the world to notice celebrate and deepen the awareness we have of people of fa

Cambridge MA As the Churches continue to read the Sermon on the Mount at Sunday Eucharist until the beginning of Lent I will continue the series I started last week Swami Prabhavananda rsquo s reading of the Sermon in The Sermon on the Mount according to Vedanta This Sunday rsquo s portion is b

Cambridge MA It is the start of the new semester at Harvard and these weeks are more than ordinarily busy mdash even as the relative quiet of the weeks between semesters and our 60 inches of snow makes hibernation seem a better idea than robust activity Classes have begun and I am team-teach

Cambridge MA Austen Ivereigh rsquo s most recent blog very helpfully draws our attention to the Pope rsquo s New Year rsquo s Day – World Day of Peace ndash message Religious Freedom the Path to Peace just as he did a week ago to the Pope rsquo s BBC broadcast and its welcome message Given t

Cambridge MA Taking a deep breath at semester rsquo s end mdash nbsp a semester that has in some ways seemed an eternity mdash nbsp I had the opportunity to look into Pope Benedict rsquo s Light of the World a series of conversations with journalist Peter Seewald that for various reasons has

Cambridge MA Like many of you I am sure I was surprised that the Senate actually voted to repeal Don rsquo t Ask Don rsquo t Tell before ending its lame-duck session In retrospect it seems as if the long discussions and testimonies seem to have made a difference and a few skilled political le

Staten Island NY Blogging for America is an opportunity I appreciate and a pleasure in itself but occasionally there are extra benefits such as the chance once in a while to highlight an event that would not make the headlines Such is today since I am visiting Staten Island where I grew up