Scripture

October 11, 2018

Oct. 21: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Robert Greenleaf is a guru of modern corporate management. He wrote several widely read books on the qualities of good leadership for heads of corporations and other institutions.

October 11, 2018

Oct. 14: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Paul Ricoeur was a distinguished French philosopher who taught for several years at the University of Chicago before returning to Paris to become the president of the Sorbonne. One of his contributions was to make the distinction between what he called “first naivete” or “simplicity” and “second naivete.” This distinction can be applied to our entire life cycle.

September 19, 2018

Oct. 7: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Some teachings of the church pose a sharp challenge for us today. Whenever I preach in a parish when today’s Gospel forbidding divorce and remarriage is read, I am conscious that there are men and women present who themselves have suffered through the conflict and sadness of a divorce.

September 19, 2018

Sept. 30: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In his beautiful apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel,” Pope Francis speaks with deep respect for people of good will who may have no particular religious persuasion.

September 19, 2018

Sept. 23: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The stoics, members of a school of philosophy in ancient Greece, believed that true happiness was attained in controlling one’s passions or unbridled desires and following the better inclinations of our reason to produce a happy life, described as “ataraxia,” or a life of equanimity.

September 4, 2018

Sept. 16: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

There is always something of a time warp when I prepare these reflections, because what is happening in the world around me when I write this might be old news when the column is in print.

September 4, 2018

Sept. 9: 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time

There is a world-weary saying in French that probably rings true for many: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” — “The more things change, the more it is the same thing.”

August 22, 2018

Sept. 2: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

One bright thread that runs through all the Scriptures is an emphasis on action and not mere words. That is clear in each of the readings for this Sunday.

August 22, 2018

Aug. 26: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

A good friend of mine served for several years as a volunteer consultant, helping me navigate some thorny management issues when I was president of Catholic Theological Union. There were certain moments when it was clear the time had come for a lingering problem to be dealt with. He would say, “It’s time for a ‘come to Jesus meeting.’” I got what he meant.

August 8, 2018

Aug. 19: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Gospel for this Sunday continues to draw on the Bread of Life discourse from Chapter 6 of John’s Gospel. In fact, the opening line of this week’s passage repeats the closing line from last Sunday: “the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
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