Dear Friends,

Last Sunday’s reading from the letter of James, we heard that God takes delight in “bringing us to birth!” We human beings are the “first fruits” of all God’s creatures, and it reminded Ron and I of Irenaeus’ concept that the glory of God is “human beings fully alive.” This Sunday’s excerpt

Dear Friends,

In our reading from the letter of James, this Sunday, we hear
that God takes delight in "bringing us to birth"!  We human beings
are the "first fruits" of all God's creatures. It reminds us of Irenaeus'

Dear Friends,

This week the world acknowledges the tragic anniversary of 1945 bombing of Hiroshima (August 6th) and Nagasaki (August 9th) On Sunday, August 5th our gospel from John speaks of Jesus as the “Bread of Life”. As Christians, we cannot help but ponder: “how can we who believe so deeply in the presence of Jesus in Eucharist have failed so abysmally to recognize the Christ in all humanity?”

Dear Friends,

This week our readings continue, as they have in recent weeks, to draw our attention to our bellies.   Yes….more talk about bread!  But truly, of course, the focus is beyond our ‘bellies’ and more about our ‘gut’…that deeper core place within us that is not to be satisfied by a slice of bread…or even the whole loaf.  I saw a delightful sign the other day

Dear Friends,

In our gospel story today, Jesus instructs the disciples to “take nothing for the journey, but a walking stick”, he doesn’t even want them to bring clothing or snacks! Having packed for more than a few journeys in my life, I would definitely