March 20, 2009
March 20, 2009
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Weekend Ponderings: Let Your Life Shine!

From this weekend’s Gospel reading (John 3:14-21). “And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.” While he was on earth, Jesus declared himself to be “the way, the truth and the life.” And yet so often, even as Christians, we make our own way, define our […]
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January 29, 2009
January 29, 2009
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“Who is my mother?”

One of my children’s favorite books is a Dr. Seuss classic, Are You My Mother?  The little bird pops out of his shell moments after his mother goes off in search of a tasty worm to feed her baby, and sets off on an arduous journey to find his mother: dog, cow, plane, and finally “SNORT.” Ironically, it the creature most unlike the bird that gets the baby back to the nest, where he is reunited with the mother bird where (presumably) a happy ending was had by all. The thing is, a mother is not a machine. The bond she forms with her child (and her child with her) […]
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December 26, 2008
December 26, 2008
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Weekend Ponderings…

In the coming year, I’d like to spend more time reflecting on the Scriptures through the lens of extraordinary motherhood. Throughout the Gospels, we encounter figures who are largely hidden, taking center stage for the briefest moments before returning to the shadows. Their reward, you see, was not an earthly one … any more than ours is. And yet, there is much we can learn from them if we only have “ears to hear.” And so, on this the last weekend of the year, I introduce you to one of the EMs of the Gospel: Anna the Prophetess. From this weekend’s readings, taken from the second […]
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