While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” (Lk 11:29-32)
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The Sign of Jonas is the name of the journal written by Thomas Merton between 1946-1952. I remember how grateful I was to have found it and read it during my early life as a Benedictine monk. How important it is to see God’s hand at work in our everyday lives. Perhaps even reluctant prophets like Jonah can reveal God’s humor in a great big fish story. We keep praying for Pope Francis.
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 I, Lent
