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 III of EASTER--Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker

Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood remains in me and I in him”. (Jn 6:53-56)

To remain in Christ and Christ in us . . . the Bread of Life Discourse makes our communion with Christ the center of our faith. And so, meal time is God time for us. The Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker reminds us of how the meals at home point to the communion we have with one another and with Christ. I remember going to bless a home when I was studying Spanish in Mexico. Over the dining room table there was a picture of the Last Supper and underneath it an inscription: El Huésped Invisible en Todas las Comidas (The Invisible Guest at Every Meal).