One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” (Jn 6:1-15)
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Poor Andrew! The lack of faith on the part of church leadership is never surprising. Saint Catherine of Siena in the 14th century did her best to convince church leadership to lead. Despite all the failures of leadership in her day, Saint Catherine never gave up on the church.
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.
Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor, April 29
