“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 […]
Gerry Stockhausen, SJ – Scripture Readings for Funeral Mass [3]
The Wake & Funeral of Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, SJ – January 16, 2016 [3] The liturgy began with singing, “How Can I Keep from Singing” as over 200 family & friends gathered with 35-40 Jesuits to give thanks to God for Gerry’s life, friendship, & ministry. Fr. Greg O’Meara, SJ, Gerry’s rector at Creighton […]
007-The Case of the “Interested Listener”
The Case of the “Interested Listener.” No, not a Perry Mason episode. Really. It has to do with our relationship to the Word we hear precisely as those who are ‘interested’ in protecting our way of life and preserving our very identity! How might this reality affect our presence to Christ in liturgy?