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Startled by Resurrection
There was a family that had moved to a new city, and after they got settled in their new home, they did all the other things you might do in order to get acclimated to a new place. They learned where the grocery store and posts office was. They asked locals about which restaurants were the best to visit. And of course they took time to get their two kids settled into their new school. Well – next came the…
Living Without Fear
During the 1950s, many cities had a practice called “civil defense drills.” Some of you probably remember these. They were a creature of the Cold War. The threat of a missile attack loomed at that time during the nuclear arms race. This was where, when the sirens sounded, you were supposed to practice taking cover as you would in the event of a nuclear attack: school kids would hide under desks; people would barricade themselves down in fall-out shelters (there’s…
Palm Sunday Liturgy
On Palm Sunday 5 year old Johnny stayed home from church with a babysitter because he had a sore throat. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm fronds. Johnny asked what they were for. ‘People held them over Jesus’ head as he walked by,’ his father said. Johnny got all huffy and crossed his arms, ‘Oh great,’ he complained, ‘the one Sunday I don’t go to church and Jesus shows up.’ Growing up Catholic, I never paid…
Poets For Justice
Last week Lawrence Ferlinghetti died: a great poet of the Beat Generation. He was 101; he spent his whole life trying to be a voice for the people, for the poor, and for peace. He always pointed out the gap that existed in the United States between things as they were and things as they could be, between our ideals and our reality. Lawrence Ferlinghetti said, “I believe that art is capable of the total transformation of the world, and…
Angels All Around
Spiritus Christi February 21, 2021 Father Jim Callan Last Thursday as you know, the United States landed another rover on Mars called Perseverance. It sent back pictures of itself landing on the surface, took some selfies, and then it showed the panoramic views of the planet, the characteristic red color of the Martian surface, the craters, the volcanoes, the rocks, the dry lakebeds and dry river deltas. A vast wilderness, an endless dessert. And now it is time for Perseverance…
