On God’s Ground Floor Thoughts on the Second Readings by J. Frankenfield 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15 Parents and teachers of small children have taught me something important: they move in their children’s plane when they talk with them – even on the floor, if that’s where the kids are. They make [...]

Jb 38:1, 8-11 2 Cor 5:14-17 Mk 4:35-41 The readings from Sunday June 21, remind me of the stories of people who have asked me to pray for a miracle for them as they dealt with the various physical challenges which brought them to the hospitals where I have worked. Today one such story stands [...]

Ex 24:3-8 Heb 9:11-15 Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 Memories have flooded me this past week as I thought about the readings for Sunday June 14th. I kept seeing the various meal tables that I have sat at in my life. The memories ranged from our family meals to large family reunion gatherings. Others were of sitting [...]

Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 Rom 8:14-17 Mt 28:16-20 When I was in college I had an opportunity to be an intern in South Chicago as a community organizer. I was green behind the ears and had a lot to learn. During both my application process and my actual internship I asked God for signs to guide [...]