Looking Deeper: Finding God Thoughts on the Second Readings by J. Frankenfield 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 “I wish I knew that what I’m doing made a difference,” said the middle-aged man sitting across the table. “I know it’s how I support my family but beyond that I just don’t seem to [...]

The Eucharist’s Union Thoughts on the Second Readings by J. Frankenfield 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ephesians 2:13-18 For years I’ve watched children come to the altar for their first communions. Some get so excited that they almost skip down the aisle. In a kind of religious education reality check many have also told me [...]

Practical Mystics Thoughts on the Second Readings by J. Frankenfield 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ephesians 1:3-14 “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus; I’m tired of hearing about Jesus,” a young man told me once. “Parents, teachers, priests and sisters spent endless hours convincing me that I should know about, believe in, honor, rely on, love, obey and [...]

The Risk of Faith Thoughts on the Second Readings by J. Frankenfield 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 A while back I attended a children’s piano recital. The kids walked on stage full of nerves, worked their way through their pieces, then bowed and, summoning all their self-control, forced themselves to walk rather [...]

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 [...]