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.

The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to walk just as he walked. (1 Jn 2:3-11)
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To walk as he walked . . . a key to understanding discipleship. It is Jesus himself who calls us: Come, follow me. Saint Thomas Becket (1119-1170) joyfully gave his life following the Lord.