Posted in Catholic Identity, Gospels, Prophets on August 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Revelation,” the main character, Mrs. Turpin, is a proper southern lady who has a very high opinion of herself and a very low opinion of nearly everyone else. But when she’s brought up short by an accusation from a mentally unstable girl in the waiting room of the doctor’s office, [...]
Posted in Catholic Identity, Community, Gospels on August 20, 2007 | No Comments »
“From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three.” These words from Luke’s Gospel always seem to startle—even scandalize—us. We’re so familiar with Jesus preaching a message of peace and love that these words about division and conflict as a necessary part of the coming of the [...]
Posted in Faith, Homilies, Lectionary, New Testament, Ordinary Time, Spirituality on August 11, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The Gospel readings this month spend a great deal of time talking about how we spend our money. In today’s passage, Jesus tells his listeners, “Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out.” And certainly in our culture, worth is inevitably determined in economic terms. We can get a pretty good idea about [...]
Posted in Lent, Link, New Testament, Prayer, Triduum, lectio divina on August 5, 2007 | No Comments »
People often talk about the 21st century, particularly in America, as a time when capitalism, consumerism and advertising have run amok. And while they’re not wrong, it’s somewhat encouraging to discover that as it is now, so it has always been. It’s a difference in degree, not in kind, and it has its roots in [...]
