by Fr. David | Aug 29, 2016 | Home Thoughts Abroad, Pastor's Corner
HOME THOUGHTS FROM ‘HOME’ 6 THE END OF THE ROAD Sabbatical time is winding down; I’ll be “back in the saddle” Wednesday morning after Labor Day. The break has been beneficial both in terms of additional flexibility in prayer time, in writing, and in...
by Fr. David | Aug 21, 2016 | Home Thoughts Abroad, Pastor's Corner
HOME THOUGHT FROM ‘HOME’ 4 IS THERE ROOM…? I remember sitting in an outdoor series of benches in Jerusalem, in front of what is called the “Garden Tomb” or “Gordon’s Tomb.” It is just outside the Damascus Gate, and it was a 19th century attempt to shift attention...
by Fr. David | Aug 19, 2016 | Home Thoughts Abroad, News, Pastor's Corner
HOME THOUGHTS FROM ‘HOME’ 3 I have arrived at the rectory of Most Holy Redeemer in Evergreen Park. The journey here from the seminary in Mundelein was interesting and perhaps 45 minutes longer than it might have been, but I chose the way to arrive....
by Fr. David | Aug 19, 2016 | Home Thoughts Abroad, News, Pastor's Corner
THE SCAPEGOAT AND THE LAMB OF GOD Being a goat may not always be a bad thing, in spite of the press it has received thanks to the famous parable of the sheep and goats at the end of Matthew 25. Yes, goats represent those who fail to live according to the Corporal...
by Fr. David | Aug 5, 2016 | Home Thoughts Abroad, Pastor's Corner
HOME THOUGHTS FROM “HOME” 2 If a sabbatical is supposed to be about renewal, and if renewal can take many forms, for me it means a time for praying, reading, writing, thinking, and a bit of golf. Sometimes these can be structured and organized; sometimes,...
by Fr. David | Aug 5, 2016 | Home Thoughts Abroad, Pastor's Corner
HOME THOUGHTS FROM “HOME” 1 As some have seen from a few Facebook pictures I’ve posted, I’m now in the Chicago area, in the northern township of Mundelein, at St Mary of the Lake Seminary. Here are some random observations and comments from my first few...
