Transformation

Deeper and Deeper

Year B Exodus 16:2-4,9-15 Psalm 78:23-29 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… In the opening prayer of our Eucharist…  called the Sursum Corda…  we lift up our hearts to God…   we open our hearts to Mystery…  but generally speaking…  we prefer to know everything precisely…  to have everything nailed...

Burn Away the Dross

Year C Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… There’s a mental health crisis in this country…  not only are there widespread shortages of mental health professionals…  like at Pine Rest…  but there are people whose emotional landscapes have suffered earthquakes…  not only from traumas they’ve...

From Gales to Gentle Breezes

Year C Joel 2:1-2,12-17 Psalm 103:8-14 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… We are all going to die…  it’s not really…  ever…  a pleasant fact…  but it is a fact of life…  that the other end of birth…  is death…  and the vast majority of us humans…  do...