TUESDAY, WEEK II, ORDINARY TIME

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.

: Published: January 19 2021

Jesus said to them: “The sabbath was made for humanity, not humanity for the sabbath.
That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.”
(Mk 2:23-28)

Wow! So much for “law & order.” If the sabbath (which is the law) is for us, then perhaps its purpose is not simply to “be obeyed,” but to make us more human. The temple police must be pulling their hair out.