Acts 8: 1 – 24 When in Guatemala some years ago my cousin Jeff and I sought out the enormous shrine to Maximón, a folk-saint worshipped in the Guatemalan highlands and at a smaller shrine on the island of Santiago on Lake Atitlán. Associated with the Mayan diety of the underworld Ma’an, Maximón is said to …
09 Magic and Maximón: REFLECTION Thursday, April 30th Read More »
Acts 6 and 7 The Sacrament of Ordination has been around for a long time, with men and more recently women, serving as deacons, priests and bishops in support of the people of the Church in our shared vocation. In our reading today we see the emergence of the diaconate as an order of ministry especially …
08 Dead Deacon: REFLECTION Wednesday, April 29th Read More »
Acts 5 During the course of thirty-six years of priesthood I’ve heard a hundred versions of: “We talk too much about money in Church; my pledge is my business; just cut the budget.” This pleasant little vignette in Acts 5 regarding Ananias and Sapphira reminds us, on the off chance we missed the teaching of Jesus on the …
07 Go Fund Me Deceptions: REFLECTION Tuesday, April 28th Read More »
Acts 4 The priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon Peter and John proclaiming the Gospel, and they are annoyed; they are so annoyed they put the two men in jail. The next day the disciples are brought before Annas and Caiaphas and John and Alexander and all who were of …
06 Annoyed Authority: REFLECTION Monday, April 27th Read More »
