Who Do We Want to Be?

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 14, 2020

Experience is a stronger persuader than argument, and we act well to the degree that we see clearly.

Lent with the Saints: Augustine

Greg Friedman, OFM March 14, 2020

The story of the Prodigal Son in Luke’s Gospel personifies the mercy of God.

The Stone Rejected by the Builders

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 13, 2020

The ecological dream is to produce new energy by reprocessing all waste.

Lent with the Saints: The Patriarch Joseph

Greg Friedman, OFM March 13, 2020

Two biblical characters are the subject of Broadway musicals by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, and both are featured in today’s readings.

We live continuously with a chasm between the haves and the have-nots, the healthy and the sick, the smart and the dull, the gorgeous and the ugly, the slim and the fat, the lucky and the cursed. It’s what we mean by “the world.”

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Lent with the Saints: André Bessette

Greg Friedman, OFM March 12, 2020

The French Canadian saint André Bessette would not have been blind to a beggar on his doorstep.

Not to Be Served but to Serve

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 11, 2020

The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many It’s amazing how the Church can repeat these words of Jesus from a place of hierarchy and privilege.

Lent with the Saints: James and John

Greg Friedman, OFM March 11, 2020

To read today’s Gospel, one would think that Jesus’ apostles could have really used a public-relations advisor!

Turn the World Upside Down

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 10, 2020

We trust Jesus because of his suffering and its transcendent aftermath, and because he spoke from a passionate addiction to truth that is the only kind of addiction that sets us free.