The Good Word

In the first reading from Acts of the Apostles Peter mdash interpreting his experience with Gentile Cornelius and the extraordinary vision of the sheet of unclean animals mdash announces ldquo Truly I see that God shows no partiality nbsp Rather in every nation whoever fears God and acts uprigh

The First Reading for the fifth Sunday of Easter is Acts 9 26-31 Luke is often thought to give an ideal or idealistic picture of the earliest Church and perhaps this is so though elements of friction disputation and consternation amongst the earliest Christians can be found throughout the Acts

Why not use this blog entry Not that you would use it perhaps that s presumptuous of me even to assume it but no one wants to hear about word studies from the pulpit On the other hand what will people say when they hear Acts 4 8-12 proclaimed this Sunday According to the NAB Peter asks if he

In many of the post-Easter readings speakers today Peter Jesus reach back into the tradition in which they are rooted in order to make sense of the fresh events nbsp Our way of saying that is that they re-view Old Testament tradition while gripped by what they have just experienced at Easter

I wish I could be present at the celebration of America Magazine rsquo s 100th Anniversary tomorrow in New York nbsp It was about two years ago that I was invited to participate in the blog ldquo The Good Word rdquo and I have enjoyed the opportunity that I was given by Tim Reidy and the magazi

One of the readings for Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord is the account of Cleopas and the unnamed disciple on the road to Emmaus Luke 24 13-35 I love this reading for it is a perfect example of Jesus rsquo loving presence even when we are not aware that he is near that he is with

Good Friday is betrayal by a dear friend a part of an inner circle preparation in a long dark night for a coming arrest trial public and painful humiliation repudiation and death on a cross Why is it called Good Friday It doesn rsquo t seem very good At some point most Christians have ha

The Second Reading for Holy Thursday is 1 Corinthians 11 23-26 In the tradition which Paul received of Jesus rsquo words of institution he relays Jesus rsquo command to do this in remembrance of me when partaking in both the bread and the cup This is my body that is for you Do this in rememb

Just in time for Holy Week editorial director Karen Sue Smith has narrated an audio slide show of Holy Week 2008 at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale Arizona Also known simply as The Casa the center is known for quality of its music liturgical dance and drama and the enthusiastic pa

I wrote something different for Palm Sunday than what I am posting here but felt it was too personal to post not with respect to me but with respect to neighbors friends my family and my parish I did not identify anyone by name with the exception of a kind and good neighbor identifying him a