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.

Realize that it is those who have faith
who are children of Abraham . . . Consequently, those who have faith are blessed
along with Abraham who had faith.
(Gal 3:7-9)

Children of Abraham . . . Jews, Christians, Moslems, we all look to Abraham as “our father in faith.”

Today's picture is of the Kaaba in Mecca. Traditionally, the Kaaba is associated with Abraham.