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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.

The Pharisees . . . said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”He heard this and said,“Those who are well…
Saturday, 19 September 2020 11:42

XXV ORDINARY SUNDAY

Seek the LORD while he may be found,call him while he is near. (Is 55:6) The prophet invites us to seek the Lord. And the…

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Friday, 18 September 2020 18:10

SATURDAY, WEEK XXIV, ORDINARY TIME

Just as we have borne the image of the earthly one,we shall also bear the image of the heavenly one. (1 Cor 15:49) That we…
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 12:35

FRIDAY, WEEK XXIV, ORDINARY TIME

Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another,preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God.Accompanying him were the Twelveand some women…
Monday, 14 September 2020 11:09

THURSDAY, WEEK XXIV, ORDINARY TIME

For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received . . . . (1 Cor 15:3) It sounds so simple…
Love is patient, love is kind.It is not jealous, love is not pompous,it is not inflated, it is not rude,it does not seek its own…
Saturday, 12 September 2020 07:53

MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS—September 15

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he lovedhe said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”Then he said to the disciple,“Behold,…
Thursday, 10 September 2020 14:35

EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS—September 14

Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus,who, though he was in the form of God,did not regard equality with…
Wednesday, 09 September 2020 10:01

XXIV ORDINARY SUNDAY

Remember your last days, set enmity aside;hate not your neighbor; and overlook faults. (Sir 28:6-7) In the Rule of Saint Benedict the monk was counseled:…
The cup of blessing that we bless,is it not a participation in the Blood of Christ?The bread that we break,is it not a participation in…
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