Plain Old Water

One of the things that endeared Jesus to people was that his teaching was always practical. It came from the stuff of their everyday lives.  He cited examples that would have been a part of peoples’ daily experience.  He did…

Chosen, Schmozen

Sometimes I think we hear bible and religious terms to the tune of: “That again, what’s the big deal?” Terms like:  holy, sanctified, sacred, ancient, established, marked, set apart, covenant, chosen. As we rush through life and religion, we sometimes make…

Creation in Me

In every human being there is a curious trait.  Have you ever made, directed or organized something?  You know, not necessarily a great work of literature or Fortune 500 Company or a breathtaking work of art.  Anything: a finger painting,…

Fire Water

Of the vast palette of human emotion, there is one visceral reaction that is completely uncontrollable and often times unexplainable: tears.  Not the tears borne of physical pain or direct personal attack, but those tears that come out of nowhere…

Holy Geometry: Reading Scripture Isn’t Optional

“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God” (I Jn:1). For years I have been touting the value of reading the scriptures daily as a spiritual practice.   I believe that “casting…

Clarity

You hear it a lot.  You hear it in contract negotiation, in teaching, in foreign policy, in the writing of treaties and agreements. Clarity. People speak about “clarity” all of the time.  We aim for it, we wish for it…

Curiosity and Human Nature

When we look at the celebrations of the Church we need to remember that there is logic to everything. When and how we celebrate things is not simply random. The last Feast of the Christmas octave is an ending, but…

Your Unspeakable Kin

Who’s yours?  You know, the relative, distant or near, who is an unending source of embarrassment or shame for “the family”? Everybody’s got one, maybe two.  The great, great, great uncle who was a horse thief, the cousin twice removed…

Running the Race

One of the most consistent characteristics of our towns and cities is their identification with and loyalty to sport.  Sometimes the sport is different but the passion seems to be the same.  Fans can almost become rabid for their basketball,…

Scandal

I must admit with some degree of embarrassment that I am uncontrollably drawn to one of the newest “hot series” on network TV: Scandal.  It’s a show that portrays what are supposed to be some of our noblest leaders in…

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2018/03/07 By

Kathryn Cunningham

Kathryn Cunningham, a contributor to this blog, went to her eternal rest in February. Kathryn began writing here in 2012. I always looked forward to her posts and her wry comments in our email exchanges. Jennifer Willits, the site’s founder,…

2017/12/06 By

Just Like Sheep

A few days ago we celebrated the feast of Christ the King. In the Church year this is always the marker of ending and the time to begin the preparation for the new Liturgical Year, Advent. This Feast, for me…

2017/11/01 By

You Saint You!

In November our Church calls us to remember the remarkable of the Church both recognized (All Saints) and those unrecognized (All Souls). We set up memorial tables, reverence the book of the dead and attend memorial Masses. All the while…

2017/10/05 By

Waiting for Perfection

“Oh Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” If you are Catholic and you don’t recognize the previous words, to say the least, you…

2017/09/20 By

For Ever and Ever

I am sometimes shocked when I hear people say things like “I want to live forever!” The ones who have that to say are usually young, have no ailments and no real stresses in their life. But “forever”, wow! Times…

2017/09/06 By

What R U Lookin’ At?

In the lessons surrounding John the Baptist there are many things that get our immediate attention as well as some things that don’t but should! Let’s fill in the details a bit about John and his ministry. First of all,…

2017/08/16 By

How Deep is Your Dirt?

It’s summer and baseball season and that brings to mind a metaphor that we could apply to a lot of things. In this case I think it can be used to bring home a point about our faith: “Catholicism is…

2017/08/02 By

How Comfy is Your Box?

One of the early things that I learned in “Theology School” was the way that God works. Do I have all of the answers, no, but I know what the plan looks like. It reminds me of a 70’s TV…

2017/07/19 By

Never to be Seen

Are you a gardener?  Did you ever plant a seed? Did you ever wonder about the “Seen Parable” (Lk 8: 4-15) and try to figure out which one you were and become depressed because you thought that the description which…

2017/07/05 By

Sins of Omission

You’ve heard the phrase in the title. I bet you have even formed a little catalog in your head of what is included. There are probably things in your list that include a lot of “forgetting”. You know: I forgot…