The crack of the whip, the rumbling sounds of wheels; horses a-gallop, chariots bounding, Cavalry charging, the flame of the sword, the flash of the spear, the many slain, the heaping corpses, the endless bodies to stumble upon! (Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7)
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One of the most haunting, terrible lines in all the prophets. Instead of trusting in weapons of war, the prophet Nahum invites us to listen to “the bearer of good news, announcing peace!” Today is the anniversary of the dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. Among its treasured relics is the manger of the Christ Child.
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.
Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Our Lady of the Snows, August 5
