The bows of the mighty are broken, while the tottering gird on strength. (1 Sam 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8)
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The powerful dream of empire, but God has other plans. Hannah’s hymn of praise, which is echoed in the Magnificat of the Virgin Mary, reminds us that God isn’t impressed with human pretensions of grandeur. Rather God hears the cry of the poor and lifts up the lowly. Blessed be the Lord! Today’s photo is of Tank Man, a lone protestor in Tiananamen Square stopping a column of tanks, 1989. https://youtu.be/w_Q0FjuAUZY?si=-poUfZ9UqFbymiOL
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.
Tuesday I, Ordinary Time
