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.

XXV ORDINARY SUNDAY

Seek the LORD while he may be found,
call him while he is near.
(Is 55:6)

The prophet invites us to seek the Lord. And the psalmist reminds us: The Lord is near to all who call upon him (Psalm 145). So no matter how far away we think God is from us, the truth is that God is always close. In fact, the Lord reminds us that we can never fall out of God’s hand (John 10:29).