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Beloved “Hope punkers” we must be!!! Part 2

Human beings are drawn to seek, and to search for that which is unknown. Their search really is for The Unknown and the Unknowable. Some journey to the horizons of the seen, others are drawn to journey within and discover, “new heavens and new earths.” deep within the depths of the their souls. As with […]

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Beloved “Hope punkers” we must be!!!

On one of my trips I went into a store to purchase an item. I paid the cashier with cash. As she was handing me the change she said “have a wonderful day.” I said in reply “Thank you and may you have an awe-full day as well.” She was really taken aback at my […]

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Why do we have to fight??? Part 5

Thank God we are blessed with the presence of a few transformed and transfigured fellow travelers. They have evolved to the point of being blessed with the lenses to see and love others without any expectations. These prophets of hope and love are in direct contrast to the harsh reality of our existence. For the […]

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Why do we have to fight??? Part 4

This spiritual battle rages on and on IN EACH AND EVERY MOMENT we are given to live. In every now moment a decision is being made by you and me. As we live each moment we consciously or unconsciously make a decision to live in freedom or live in fear, “in the flesh(Sarx) or “in […]

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Why do we have to fight??? Part 3

My formative years were bracketed by the toxic trinity, of guilt fear and shame. Then through the very mysterious and “subversive” (O’Donoghue) workings of grace, a new and ever evolving dynamic has been added. Joe has been awakened, and given new lenses to see the truly amazing mysterious reality. There is more to Joe than […]

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Why do we have to fight??? Part 2

The question needs to be asked, how well have we been exposed to the radical nature of the message of free undeserved love as taught and practiced in the mission and ministry of Him Who was the incarnation of Infinite love, Jesus Who became The Christ of God. Becoming The Christ of God was not […]

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Why do we have to fight???

When you look closely at the chart for Battlefield of the Soul, you will see in small lettering: “God help me to believe the truth about myself no matter HOW beautiful it is.” I have used that many, many times to start off a homily. Some of my best friends, and worst enemies will now […]

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You are beloved claim it!!! part 2

Fr. Rohr, many years and tears ago introduced me to the word beloved and what meaning all it conveys. When you are the beloved you are loved without “condition, restriction, or reservation.” (I have used that a great many times since I first heard them. It was an epiphany moment for me. I was brought […]

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You are beloved claim it!!!

On my early walk this morning I was blessing Pope Francis in a big, big way. He has just made my challenges of preaching, teaching, and writing so much easier. Last week it was announced that the Pope was changing two prayers that are spoken by so many, so, so often. We will now say […]

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Absolute Powerlessness

He reached out to the marginalized, the outcast, those outside the law, (prostitutes), the woe begotten tax collector, the widow and orphan, ( the gospel symbol for the powerless), the leper. Reaching out to touch and cure the leper really cost The Rabbi Jesus. The moment He touched the leper He became a leper in […]

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