Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 50)
R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God.
God the LORD has spoken and summoned the earth, from the rising of the sun to its setting. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112025.cfm
I am grateful to my mom and my grandmother for showing me the faith by their example of caring for others. Yesterday I touched my childhood again, we went to see The Wizard of Oz (1939). It is only the second time I’ve have seen it in a movie theater. The first time I saw it was in the mid 1950’s, over 70 years ago. It is pure magic when Dorothy opens the door of the house after the cyclone and walks into the land of Oz, and suddenly the black and white screen turns into color. In a darkened movie theater the effect is overwhelming—especially when you are five years old. Yesterday, the magic happened again! https://youtu.be/BQqFq-ggiTc?si=4XfmI3FU6RGmwyAX
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.
Thursday XXXIII, Ordinary Time
