Holy Thursday A reflection on the readings for April 21, 2011               What was in the mind of Jesus the night before he died?  What was in the mind of Jesus when he gathered with his apostles for that first Holy Thursday meal?  Those are questions that were asked some years ago by a [...]

Built on Rock?              In 1992, my mother and I bought a townhouse in a southwest suburb of Chicago. There were about 50 homes in the development that we moved into. The homes were built next to a wetland that was transformed into a beautiful park. During our first year there something happened to a [...]

Tough Decisions          Anthony Ruff, O.S.B. is a Benedictine monk and a professor of liturgy.  He recently sent an open letter to the United States Catholic Bishops on some forthcoming liturgical changes to be implemented next Advent within the United States.  Ruff wrote:  “Your Eminences, Your Excellencies: With a heavy heart, I have recently made [...]

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