Deep Calls to Deep “Remember, you are dust…” [8]
My life as the Black Knight… I have crashed into the unyielding rocks of mortality repeatedly since my friend, Gerry Stockhausen, SJ died about 6 weeks ago. I’m not going to go into it all, but here was the latest: My hard drive failed last Wednesday… No back-up… A local data recovery business is looking […]
Roc Homily – 1st Sunday Lent 2016 (Cycle C)
Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Lent 2016 (Cycle C) This first temptation is lodged against Jesus’ humanity, actually. The tempter says, “Make this stone be bread.” This is the most basic human temptation – make X be Y. Or, treat a stone as if it were bread. Pretend this one thing, good in itself, can actually […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [7]
On Temptation as an Armadillo Yep, you got it right. Armadillos are ugly, smelly, disgustingly hard-shelled road kill that can be destructive. Once they move in, they’re really hard to get rid of. And, from what I hear from friends in St. Louis, they are moving north out of Texas!!! Ahhhhh! Pretty dramatic, eh? Habitual temptations are like […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [6]
“… and unto dust you shall return.” Where do I look? What do I see? Whom do I not look at? I recall taking an extra few block walk down Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC to catch the Metro on my way to class (liturgical studies) at The Catholic University of America some years back. […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [5]
Being situated within the Lenten dynamic… Luke 5:1ff tells how Jesus sent Simon (Peter) into the Deep to discover Jesus & the mission Jesus gave to him all stemming from his encounter with himself there. [I present a more in-depth study of this passage in my book chapter eight, “In the Midst of Our Storms.”] […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [4]
I fasted on Ash Wednesday… I WIN!!! [The Pelagian Side of Lent] I dislike fasting SOOOO much. ACK!!! I just don’t like feeling hungry or being consumed with thoughts about when I can eat next. But I DID IT! I WIN!!! So, what did I learn about my one day approach to Lent? It […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [3]
Three Scrutinies are celebrated on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of Lent for the Elect (those formerly known as catechumens) the purpose of which is to uncover and heal all that is sinful in the life of the elect, as well as to raise up and strengthen what is good in the life of […]
“Remember, you are dust…” [2]
“Remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” Fr. Edward Talbot Oakes, SJ died on the Feast of St. Nicholas 2013. It was practically six months to the day from the time he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was a member of the ordination class of 1979, a fine group that included […]
“Remember, you are dust…”
“Remember, Roc, you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” I believe I will be dealing with mortality this Lent. Damn. “Remember, you are dust…” I haven’t ever liked this… word, this saying, back then. It’s not a prayer, not a blessing for sure. It could be a mandate or an instruction or even a […]
Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C)
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – The Wedding Feast at Cana (2nd attempt!) Isaiah situates us before God and, along with John, speaks to our hearts in that place we are “forsaken” and “desolate.” Might Green Bay Packer fans have experienced the ups & downs of the past season and ended up “forsaken” and “desolate?” […]
Deep Calls to Deep 