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.

SATURDAY, WEEK VIII, ORDINARY TIME

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 19)
R.  The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
They are more precious than gold,
    than a heap of purest gold;
Sweeter also than syrup
    or honey from the comb.
R.  The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

Sweeter than honey from the comb . . . what a description of the Lord’s commands!