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.

WEDNESDAY, WEEK III of EASTER—Saint Catherine of Siena (April 29)

Jesus said to the crowds, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” (Jn 6:35)

In this time of Eucharist fasting due to the physical distancing necessary because of the coronavirus, we are more acutely aware of our need for the Food that satisfies every human hunger and need. Saint Catherine of Siena hungered for this Bread of Life. She is one of four women doctors of the church (along with Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Therese of Lisieux, & Saint Hildegard of Bingen).