Faith’s Dare Advent Thoughts on the First Readings -Joe Frankenfield First Sunday in Advent Isaiah 2:1-5 Between the visions of a prophet and the assumptions of a politician exists a chasm few manage to bridge. “What can people do,” the prophet asks? “What will people do,” asks the politician? “God works in people,” says the [...]

We Need Bigger Arms Thoughts on the First Readings -Joe Frankenfield Feast of Christ the King 2 Samuel 5:1-3 There was a story going around several years ago about a little girl crying to her mother about how alone and afraid she sometimes felt at night. She thought that she would be happier if she [...]

Joining The Moral Quest Thoughts on the First Readings -Joe Frankenfield 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Malachi 3:19-20 “You know what I can’t stand about Christians,” a friend told me, “they’re so certain that whatever they decide is moral. They never wonder whether they’re wrong. They’re convinced that they know God’s mind and every decent [...]

Faith – With Help From Our Friends -Joe Frankenfield Thoughts on the First Readings 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 In a society which places as much emphasis on individual achievement as ours it’s easy to forget how interdependent we all are. Even though Jesus spoke of our being brothers and sisters [...]