Blog posts from June, 2020
Startling Words | Palabras Sorprendentes
June 30, 2020
Amos 3:1-8, 4:11-12; Matthew 8:23-27
Sometimes we need the proverbial slap across the face to come to our senses. Today’s readings give us two examples. ...
Keys and a Sword | Llaves y una Espada
June 29, 2020
Acts 12:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:13-19
When I was a child, our family belonged to Ss. Peter & Paul Parish in Milwaukee. I spent many Sundays and ...
Lamentation and Compassion | Lamentación y Compasión
June 28, 2020
Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Matthew 8:5-17
Sometimes we just need to stop, take in everything that is going on around us, and reflect.
Liturgically, this is one of ...
Harm or Healing | Daño o Curación
June 26, 2020
2 Kings 25:1-12; Matthew 8:1-4
I recently returned to Chicago for a few days of meetings and visits with family in Milwaukee. It was my first time back since the riots ...