Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord; in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. (Eph 2:19-22)
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The dignity of our baptism, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, a temple sacred in the Lord, a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. If we could only treat one another as our dignity deserves and recognize Christ Jesus that holds us all together. The Synod in Rome has concluded and Pope Francis has approved its final declaration. May we unite around the Chair of Peter, with wheels or without, and go forward in hope with the Spirit.
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.
Saints Simon & Jude, apostles, October 28
