Deep Calls to Deep 4th SUN LENT – “How do I get there from here?”
“As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.” (John 9:1ff) Jesus simply acted. […]
LENT 3rd Week Friday – “Are We There Yet…?”
So, here we are on the 24th day of Lent. How long, O Lord!!! How goes your Lenten resolutions? By now, they should be dead in the water. Praying every day. Fasting. Almsgiving. Yep. Down the tubes. It’s time to feel defeated and remorseful. “I should have done better.” Minimize the failure, yet feel […]
3rd SUN LENT – “He told me everything I’ve ever done…”
She was thirsty. She went to the pit to draw water. Jesus, the fountain of living water was there, but she was not impressed. She had been coming to the pit for a long time. She didn’t know the water didn’t slake her thirst. Having five husbands revealed her inability to be nourished by anything […]
Fr. Don Driscoll, SJ – RIP 2007
It’s ten years today since Don died suddenly of a heart attack. He had served as chaplain to the College of Pharmacy at Creighton University for a number of years before. So many of his colleagues and students and friends and family and Jesuits remember him today with a huge sense of loss. Especially […]
3rd SUN LENT – Thirsty people…
We are thirsty people. Where do we go to slake our thirst? John’s gospel highlights this conundrum by using two different Greek words for “well.” …So [Jesus] came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well [pēgē – ‘fountain’] was there, and […]
2nd SUN LENT – The only fear is…
One brief comment about fear – at the sound of the voice from the heavens, the disciples were overcome by fear; Jesus said, “Get up and be not afraid.” What kind of fear…? To fear, be afraid = akouo Matthew 17:6f When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and […]
2nd SUN LENT – Part Deux of Homily
On the mountain, Peter spoke for the disciples, offering to build 3 booths for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. What’s up with that??? This reply seems to come from the same place in Peter as his reply to Jesus previously, “God forbid that you should suffer & die!” Peter and the others want to domesticate Jesus and God […]
2nd SUN LENT – back to the same mountain?
Jesus was tempted on a high mountain. He was transfigured on a high mountain. Hmmm. Matthew 17:1 (NRSV) — 1 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. Matthew 4:8 (NRSV) — 8 Again, the devil took him to a […]
1st SUN LENT – Homily #2 / audio
The Third Temptation – Our daydreams about our/my greatness, to control for every outcome, can help us be situated with Christ in Lent. So, “How did you Marquette University fans prepare for the game against Creighton, to prepare against loss?” Should I wear my lucky Creighton sweatshirt or not? I was seeking a way of managing […]
1st SUN LENT – Homily #1 audio
Jesus fasted. He was hungry. Implications? My first homily explored what I wrote about the last couple days. Perhaps you will find it helpful for your Lent. –roc,sj
Deep Calls to Deep 