Forgive Us as We Forgive The late American author and theologian, Frederick Buechner, once wrote: “To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, ‘You have done something so unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my pride and my...
UPON THIS ROCK October Saints “May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received and...
Critical On a recent trip to Italy, a Roman guide commented about their city’s many visitors from around the globe and, perhaps to appease me and my companions, spoke favorably of those from the United States saying, “I am always impressed with the candor by which...
The Penske File In a particular Seinfeld episode, George has a job interview with a company president who is leaving town. George shows up the next workday, but no one there knows that he was hired. Nevertheless, he is given the Penske file. Having no idea what do...
UPON THIS ROCK Descent of the Holy Spirit The third glorious mystery is the promise of Christ, the gift of love, the outpouring of God’s Spirit upon the earth. Sixty years ago, participants of the Second Vatican Council prayed to the Holy Spirit for a new...
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...
