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.

Friday, Week VII, Ordinary Time

Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, that you may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates. (Jas 5:9-12)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022522.cfm
Stop complaining about one another . . . why do we have all these little commands throughout the Scriptures telling us how to get along in the Christian community? We have them, because we need them—especially when it comes to complaining about one another. I remember during another pandemic that people were complaining about my ministry to those living with HIV/AIDS and to those who were caring for them. I had to remind my parish community that it would be the Lord who would judge me and my ministry . . . not them.