Coronavirus Talk 10 Let’s begin with an Our Father When I as in graduate school at Fordham University in New York getting a degree in school administration to prepare me to be principal for a Jesuit high school, all my cohort and I learned a process for interviewing potential teachers which involved asking them a … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK X
Coronavirus Talk 9 Begin with an Our Father There are at least 22 instances of Jesus healing someone in the four gospels. Those healed include women and men, children those who were blind, deaf, mute, paralyzed, dying, and disfigured. He healed his own people, some Gentiles, some who were wealthy, some who were poor, some … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK IX
Coronavirus Talk 8 Pray the Our Father together Last night, we met a man who was afflicted with the horrible disfiguring disease of leprosy which meant that he had to be separated from his family and from his whole community. He was incredibly lonely and deeply depressed. He could not touch anyone, and no one … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK VIII
Coronavirus Talk 7 Start with an Our Father Last night, I said that this second series of talks would be about getting to know Jesus as a friend. But I think it would useful if we started by asking what we believe about God, with thinking a little bit about who is God? A few … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK VII
Coronavirus Talk 6 Begin with an Our Father I hope you are all enjoying a great Easter Sunday and that you are sharing this great feast with loved ones. I hope I can continue to contribute to your joy with tonight’s talk as I put a period at the end of this series on Holy … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK VI
Coronavirus Talk V Pray the Our Father together I ended the talk last night by saying that the resurrection of Jesus gives us hope. But the resurrection does something else as well, something that all of us, not matter who we are, have access to. The resurrection of Jesus invites us into a new and … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK V
Coronavirus Talk IV Pray the Our Father together Last night I said that the Easter Vigil is the most beautiful ceremony the Church celebrates. It is also the longest ceremony. In many parts of the world the Vigil can last for three to four hours or more. In the US, we try to keep it … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK IV
Coronavirus Talk 3 Begin with an Our Father The first reading for the Good Friday ceremony is from the prophecy of Isaiah in which the suffering and death of Jesus are foretold. Here is part of that prophecy: “He was spurned and avoided by people, a man of sorrows, accustomed to weakness, one of those … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK III
Coronavirus Talk 2 Pray the Our Father together Thank you very much for being here tonight and thanks to those of you for coming back. Since we won’t be meeting on Friday and Saturday, I thought it would be good to anticipate Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil so that we can have … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK II
CORONAVIRUS TALK I Pray the Our Father together First, we need to thank the Spina Family: Jim, Camille, Carly, Sal and Olivia for making this series possible for us. Jim’s invitation to us is truly a grace which has, I believe, truly been prompted by the Holy Spirit. Today is Palm Sunday, the day when … Read more CORONAVIRUS TALK I