July 20, 2019

Homily: The Better Part in a World of Rage and Noise (Lk 10:38-42)

An old politician was beginning to lose his hearing.
July 19, 2019

Desiring God in Openness to Others

All God wants is to be with us.
July 14, 2019

Homily: Awkward, Uncomfortable Love (Lk 10:25-37)

“Telescopic Philanthropy” is what Charles Dickens called it.
July 12, 2019

Our Culture’s Fundamental Question: Who is My Neighbor?

Who is my neighbor? It is our culture’s most fundamental question.
July 5, 2019

Missing the Marks of Jesus

Our mission is to advance the kingdom of God by making disciples of Jesus.
June 30, 2019

Homily: On Stupidity and Unfit Disciples (Lk 9:51-62)

Simone Weil, that eccentric and brilliant woman, said once, rather famously, that it was “more useful to contemplate our stupidity than our sin.” Contemplating sin risked pride, she said; admitting failure due to “sheer stupidity,” on the other hand, the bad results of our plain mediocrity: “No knowledge is more to be desired,” she wrote. Because […]