The prophet Jeremiah speaks to us in the first reading today about the sorrow that God has when he looks upon the world. He talks about violence and famine and the general disarray that occurs when times are bleak. During these times God seems hidden to the people, sometimes it seems that we have been forgotten by God. Continue reading Lord, Hear Our Cry; Tuesday in the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
Nobody wants to feel pain. Our readings today remind us however that if we embrace our faith, we can turn suffering into something else, into something new. Continue reading You Will Weep and Mourn; Friday in the Sixth Week of Easter
There are stages that we must go through when experiencing grief and the first stage is typically denial. Continue reading Your Grief Will Turn to Joy; Thursday in the Sixth Week of Easter
Jesus, once love by so many; by those he healed, by those he took time to listen to, by the children that he blessed. But now he has become an object of scorn. Betrayed by his own disciples, abandoned by almost everyone. Continue reading Good Friday