Blog posts from June, 2020

Startling Words | Palabras Sorprendentes

Boat in storm 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

Ss peter and paul copy 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

Foricame 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

Community 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 ...