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.

Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
May they all be one as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
that the world may believe that you sent me, says the Lord. (Jn 17:21)
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Today’s passage is a continuation of the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus from the 17th chapter of the Fourth Gospel. How important is our unity!