Living Monstrance

I have never run a marathon in my life.  One year I began my “training” for the Boston Marathon in July.  I had new sneakers and a new dream.   Well, my training ended in November when it got much too cold for me.  So much for that.
Some of you may have run a marathon, and [...]

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Since the Gospel a few days ago included Matthew 11:28-29, I thought it was OK to take a diversion from the usual post format and include a piece of writing that is dear to me.  It is from a great spiritual classic called In the Likeness of Christ, by Fr. Edward Leen, C.S.S.P.  The book is re-published by Sarto [...]

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When I first turned back to the Lord, a certain priest I had sought help from had done much for me, and so one Christmas I planned to get him a gift.  I didn’t want to get money - that’s cheesy, I thought.  I’ll get him something meaningful.
So I asked some of his confreres about [...]

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For a while I volunteered at an assisted living facility in Boston and I had the privilege of taking one of the residents, Jack, for a walk. Now, Jack was blind, so I had a big responsibility. He would wait for me, and I would meet him in the lobby and guide him out the door [...]

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When Jesus sends out his apostles to preach, He sends them out as “sheep in the midst of wolves“.  (Mt 10:16)  Now, sheep cannot defend themselves, and wolves love to feast on sheep.  This looks like a definite suicide mission.  What’s the deal here?
Let me tell a story.  I’ve weighed about 160 pounds since I [...]

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