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 III, Easter

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 6:52-59)
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The Eucharist is the center of our faith in the Risen Lord. The Eucharist expresses the unity of the church. We ask God’s blessings on Pope Leo XIV and his new ministry as shepherd of the whole church. Today's photo is of Pope Leo celebrating the Eucharist when he was bishop of Chiclayo, Peru (2014-2023).