Ever since I heard the news of Brian Wilson’s death this week, I keep hearing over and over in my head, “God only knows what I’d be without you.” The song reassures us that love will never end. “As long as there are stars above you, you never n...

In the Acts of the Apostles, on the day of Pentecost, THEY were all in one place together. A few verses earlier Luke told us exactly who THEY are: Mary the Mother of Jesus was there, along with about 120 persons.I have Mass on Sunday, Ju...

So before leaving them, he tells his disciples to go back to Jerusalem and there wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit. If they want to find Jesus, they will find him in the Christian community, in the midst of their every day lives.I h...

Although we refer to Scripture as the “Word of God,” it is Jesus of Nazareth who is the "Word of God" made flesh and dwelling among us. So this collective memory is fluid and dynamic.I have Mass on Sunday, May 25 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11...

While the story of the Bible begins with a garden, it ends in a city. The new Jerusalem is the fulfillment of all human dreams for the community. This is not a vision of individuals communing one-on-one with God or Jesus, but rather an interdep...