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.

XXXIII ORDINARY SUNDAY

'Well done, my good and faithful servant. 
Come, share your master's joy.’
(Mt 25:23)

In the Parable of the Talents it is important to remember that a Biblical talent was MONEY, not an ability or skill. And it wasn’t just a few dollars . . . it was serious money, like over a million bucks today. So a master giving one or two or five talents to his slaves . . . well that doesn’t happen. Nobody in our world would give their servant five million bucks . . . but maybe, just maybe God would.