Acts 2:1-11
1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17
Jn 20:19-23
WOW!
It seems not so long ago that I was sitting at the bedside of my mother as she was dying. It was just me, as my six siblings had been told she was okay, no big changes. A few days before she had opened her closed eyes [...]

Acts 7:55-60
Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20
Jn 17:20-26
The Door
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “Holy Father, I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one,”
In my professional life I have had people ask me to lead a funeral, [...]

Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Rev 21:10-14, 22-23
Jn 14, 23-29
Making Room for the Spirit
On this Mother’s Day Sunday, May 13th, the gospel reading seemed pregnant with promises. Although I have never been pregnant, I have more than once asked a pregnant family member and friend if I might touch her belly. I am always amazed when I am [...]

Acts 14:21-27
Rev 21:1-5a
Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35
Let us Dare to Love
During the past week, I officiated at four funerals of patients with whom I have walked. Each person had a unique story quite different from the other. Some I knew very well and others were new gifts in my life.
Yet, each person’s life spoke to others of [...]