FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT C This is the political season for our country, so there’s a lot of noise these days about what the pundits and commentators and even the candidates call “the narrative.” The narrative turns out to be just another way of saying “the spin.” What story does the candidate or the … Read more Fifth Sunday of Lent C
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GOOD FRIDAY TRE ORE MARCH 29, 2013 CATHEDRAL OF ST. JAMES, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON MOST REVEREND GORDON D. BENNETT, S. J. The Cross Opens the Way to Life Jesus did not invent the cross. He, like every man, Found it on his journey. The newness in his message Was to plant a seed of love … Read more The Cross Opens the Way to Life
ASH WEDNESDAY 2016 Of all the beautiful and enduring themes for stories in literature, one of the ones I like to best is the homecoming story, the one in which the protagonist leaves the comfort of home, encounters various dangers and trials, gets lost on dead end paths, meets strangers, some of whom might be … Read more Ash Wednesday 2016
II ORDINARY TIME C – Wedding at Cana Dear Sisters and brothers in Christ: One of my favorite quotes and one that has been very helpful to me over the years, over these many years, over these many, many years is this one from CS Lewis: “Every idea we have of God, God must, … Read more II ORDINARY TIME C – Wedding at Cana
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LENT 2015 Sacred Heart Chapel I want to ask you to close your eyes for a moment and use your imagination to picture a worm becoming a bird. A worm turning into a bird. I saw this drawing on a logo that a parish was using as an image for Lent. A worm turning … Read more Lent 2015
HOW TO DREAM BEYOND THE REAL: How Imagination Leads to Transformation Loyola Institute for Spirituality January 25, 2015 Most Reverend Gordon D. Bennett, S. J. Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville ___________________________________________________________________ Good afternoon and Happy New Year! My aim today is not to tell you anything you don’t already know. I know I may … Read more How to Dream Beyond the Real 2015
MISSION DAY ADDRESS LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY JANUARY 28, 2010 Thank you, President Lawton, for your gracious introduction certainly, but also for the many, many ways LMU has been enriched during your tenure here. In every way, your stewardship of our university continues to be an enormous blessing. Now there are those who would say … Read more Mission Day 2010
Roots and Wings Ignatian Leadership Academy June 21, 2011 Most Reverend Gordon D. Bennett, S.J. Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville Good Morning! For at least a couple of reasons, I titled this address “Roots and Wings.” First, I did it because this was the theme of the first address to the faculty I gave … Read more Roots and Wings 2011