These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor 9:6-11)

As my homiletics professor, Rev. David Buttrick, used to say, “If you’ve got a wad of dough, you ought to give it!” Unfortunately, in today’s world very few give cheerfully.