Blog posts from April, 2019

Radical Hospitality on Holy Thursday of the Easter Triduum

Washing-feet Ex. 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor.11-23-26; Jn. 13:1-20 Like Peter, I don’t want Jesus to wash my feet.  They’re too ugly.   My toes are crooked.  Some ...

Horror and Hope

Dove Numbers 21:4-9; John 8:21-30 The people of Rwanda are currently commemorating the 25th anniversary of the most horrific event in their history and one of the worst atrocities ...

Saints: People of a Time for All Time

St-benedict-the-moor-engraving On April 3, Franciscans celebrate the memory of St. Benedict the African, also known as St. Benedict the Moor or St. Benedict the Black.  He was born near Messina, Italy ...