There is an important article by Joseph Bottum at The Weekly Standard com on the recent ldquo odd hysteria rdquo that is the media rsquo s response and role in the recent and revived claims regarding sexual abuse by priests and cover-ups of this abuse by some in the Church rsquo s leadership Th

3 How do we allow the Church to meet the standards that Jesus set for it in the treatment and reception of children All I can do as an individual Catholic is propose ideas imperfect though they may be for change that will serve the most vulnerable amongst us as Jesus intended I should be clear

2 We need to return to the source The mission of the Church was outlined by Jesus and we must listen to Jesus with renewed care The elements of the Church rsquo s mission with which I am concerned are a Jesus rsquo teachings on how his disciples should utilize power and authority b the partic

Some of you may be aware of the Talking Heads song ldquo Once In A Lifetime rdquo in which David Byrne sings the refrain ldquo same as it ever was same as it ever was same as it ever was rdquo over and over nbsp I sometimes get the sense that many members of the Church clerics and laity

There is a ldquo seam rdquo in the first reading Acts of the Apostles 5 12-16 for the Second Sunday of Easter nbsp 12 Now many signs and wonders were done among the people through the apostles And they were all together in Solomon s Portico 13 None of the rest dared to join them but the peo

Over the past two days the story of the healing at the Beautiful Gate of a man ldquo lame from birth rdquo has been read Acts 3 1-26 Peter and John encounter him at this Temple gate where he asks for alms Peter responds that he has no silver or gold but that he can offer something much bette

While they were talking and discussing Jesus himself came near and went with them but their eyes were kept from recognizing him And he said to them What are you discussing with each other while you walk along They stood still looking sad Then one of them whose name was Cleopas answered h

nbsp Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord only nine months from Christmas This is an interesting time-out in the midst of Lent as we prepare for Easter to concentrate on the coming of the Lord as an infant I used to wonder about all this talk of Jesus coming to earth as a l

As we come to the end of Lent Paul rsquo s soaring passage from Philippians 3 8-14 reminds us beautifully of the quot surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord quot 3 8 Paul imprisoned as he writes to the Philippians speaks of having quot suffered the loss of all things quot 3 8 s

In this continuation of Jesus in Boulder I want to look at the claim that Jesus did on occasion turn people away as Fr Breslin writes in a recent Lenten meditation Then I want to discuss whether if Jesus turned people away nbsp did he turn away their children in addition First we must dete