Deep Calls to Deep Esse est percipi #1
Esse est percipi: The following excerpt comes from pages 67-68 in my book (above). Perhaps these observations will speak to some readers on this Holy Thursday in preparing for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. “The eighteenth century British philosopher, Bishop Berkeley, bequeathed to us this tidy little saying, esse est percipi, “to be is to […]
JPS Homily – Palm Sunday 2015 (Cycle B)
John Schlegel, SJ engages parishioners at the Advent Day of Prayer 2014 Palm Sunday (Cycle B) Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (March 29, 2015) John offered these brief reflections before the reading of the Passion according to Mark. Mark 14:1 – 15:47 The veil […]
Roc Homily-Fifth Sunday of Lent (Cycle B) 2015
Fifth Sunday Lent (Cycle B) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (March 22, 2015) John 12:20-33 “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of […]
015b-Time for Serious Levity Quatrieme Fois.point.cinq
Here’s what I propose: click, then listen, attend, recognize, & record your responses. Suffice it to say that I’ve been a big fan of the The Who since I was in high school. I modeled some of my guitar playing after Pete Townsend. I crafted most of my songs, even the quiet ones (!), to express […]
013-Time for Serious Levity Part Deux
Here’s a funky source of inspiration for our Lenten journey. Yesterday, I posted a comment on a blog written by my friend, Rory Cooney (http://rorycooney.blogspot.com/2015/03/christ-at-jacobs-well-and-emmaus.html) in which he shared some wonderful insights on the Sunday (March 8, 2015) gospel of the Samaritan Woman gleaned from topnotch theologian, James Alison. Here’s another thought: What freedom to know […]
Deep Calls to Deep 