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.

Alleluia (Ps 95)
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100623.cfm
As the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops begins in Rome, we are reminded to LISTEN. For the One we follow sends us the Spirit to guide us into all truth. It is that same Spirit which the Risen Lord breathes upon us that still guides the church in union with the Successor of Saint Peter.