Day two of the 2017 Simbang Gabi novena brought a familiar celebrant–Father Jack O’Hara, who was vicar at the neighborhood parish back in 2005 when I returned to faith. Father Jack’s and my paths have crossed numerous times in the intervening years, most recently at last month’s viewing for his colleague of 13 years and… Continue reading Simbang Gabi 2017: Testifying to the Light
Category: Friendship
Simbang Gabi 2017: Being John the Baptist
(John the Baptist) said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’” as the prophet Isaiah said. (John 1:23) “Who is our John the Baptist, and how do we treat them?” the priest asked at the opening Mass of the 2017 Simbang Gabi novena at a parish… Continue reading Simbang Gabi 2017: Being John the Baptist
Friends in Faith: Mary Lenaburg
Mary Lenaburg lives her faith large and confident and humble. If those seem like contradictions, well, you need to get to know Mary. God has given her a special, special ministry: sharing the story of the way God loves each of us like crazy, even when we may not understand what He’s doing. For twenty-two years,… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Mary Lenaburg
Embrace Every Possibility
An occasional series based on stuff that hangs in my room… or my heart. A friend of mine is fond of encouraging people never to turn down an opportunity unless it’s immoral or illegal. That philosophy has taken her to foreign countries on the spur of a moment, a geographic relocation, a very happy marriage,… Continue reading Embrace Every Possibility