This is one of the great feast days, the feast of Christ the King. A couple of months ago, a parishioner in Cimarron said, “Fr. John, it’s taken a year,…
November 16, 2003 (Daniel 12:1-3; Mark 13:24-32) Our readings today are both scary and hopeful. I thought we could look at them and see how we can respond to them.…
When I entered the Jesuits in the early 1980s, the Jesuits in the United States were getting desperate letters from the Jesuits of El Salvador, begging the U.S. Jesuits to…
(Matthew 5:1-12) This weekend we celebrate the feast of All Saints, and the feast of All Souls, and since you all are saints, Happy Feast Day! I think that the…
The United States war on Iraq is being fought for oil and not for democracy and “is a total disaster,” a Catholic priest said Thursday. “We have to continue to…
(Mark 10:35-45) This is one of the great stories of the gospel and I thought we could walk through it together and see what it says and what it might…
(Mark 10:35-45) These two disciples, James and John, approach Jesus and demand that he does whatever they say. But Jesus listens to them, and they demand to be seated next…
(Mark 10:17-30) I got a letter recently from the Archbishop asking every priest to talk a little today about the death penalty, so I thought I’d tell you a story…
(Mark 10:2-16) In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to welcome the reign of God like a child. No one did that better than St. Francis, so I want to say…
(James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-48) Someone from Cimarron asked me the other day, “According to the bible, who is in charge of making the coffee?” I said, “Excuse me.” She said,…