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.

“Amen.  Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving,
 honor, power, and might
 be to our God forever and ever.  Amen.” (Rev 7:2-4,9-14)

The festival of the heavenly Jerusalem invites us to remember and give thanks to God for all the holy men and women who have touched our lives and have gone before us.