Weekly Gospel Reflection Riding the Bus Riding the bus, I rejoice when a straggler squeezes on just as the doors close. A victory that all bus riders can appreciate. I’m likely to call out to the driver if I see someone trying to make it on who is not quite there. ...
UPON THIS ROCK Growth with Change Cardinal John Henry Newman once said, “In a higher realm it may be otherwise but here below to live is to change; and to be perfect is to change often.” From the moment we burst into this existence we scream out with divine spiritual...
UPON THIS ROCK Neighborhood Justice I met George O’Laughlin in the early 1990s when I was assigned to my first pastorate; it was in the inner city. He was the first person I knew who was a member of two Catholic parishes at the same time: one in the suburban...
Mostly Catholic In an interview with Mr. Alvin Brooks, namesake of the Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice at Rockhurst University, I praised him for his leadership role and servanthood within the Catholic Church. He clarified that he is “mostly Catholic.” Over...
Magis On the Rockhurst University campus, there is a building which everyone refers to as The MAC (Magis Activity Center). Most of its space is dedicated to equipment for training, shaping, and strengthening bodies’ physical well-being. “Magis” is an unusual word. ...
