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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A
Over the past several years, I’ve been doing fire tower challenges in the Catskills. The challenge is not so much about the number of towers but the limited amount of time to get it done. One of the first towers I climbed left an impression. It gets windy on the towers, and I was focusing on my grip on the handrails. Just before I reached the top, a sharp pain stopped me in my tracks. I clocked my head hard on the tower door. My head hurts every time I think about it.
Fr. Russ Bergman
Mar 13 min read
"love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" Matthew 5/43-48
I like to read today’s gospel through a Buddhist lens. If we work to free ourselves from hate of another, then we are free. I cannot change anyone else, only myself. Anger is a normal reaction, but when we build a house for it and feed it, it drains our souls. We give someone power over us. There is a Buddhist saying that anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other to die. If we practice today’s Gospel, then we allow the anger to pass through us. Many people ask how
Fr. Tom Konopka
Feb 281 min read
Pursuing perfection
God asks us to be perfect. On the surface, that can seem like an impossible task. God’s perfection is beyond our reach. A seminary professor explained it this way. Be perfected, as in telos, our end goal. This comes from the Greek, Telios, meaning to become whole or complete. Looking back to Moses’ words, to be a people peculiarly of the Lord. The wholeness of each person is unique; becoming whole is the goal for every human. As we spiritually mature, we move toward t
Fr. Russ Bergman
Feb 281 min read
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