Category Archives: The Catholic Church

There Jesus Goes Again

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Deacon Rich

Today’s Gospel (Mark 9: 42-48) “If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were … Continue reading →

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The Best View

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Deacon Rich

From a 2014 Theological Reflection for my Clinical Pastoral Education class. I’m sitting in my 35 year old recliner watching the Illinois River flow north.  The sun has just come up and it’s easy to see it calmly rolling the … Continue reading →

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Believing…

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Deacon Rich

(This is a sermon from this time last year for one of my homiletic classes). As a hospital chaplain, I worked extensively with patients and their families in Hospice.  All of the time, we believed that our patient would soon … Continue reading →

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Mortality, Treasure, Heart: my Ash Wednesday sermon

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Deacon Rich

Mortality…Treasure…Heart.  Where and how can we mortals find our treasure and heart this Lenten season… Mortality.  One year ago, on Ash Wednesday, I wrote my Ember Day letter to the bishop.  Once I became a “Postulant” for ordination to the … Continue reading →

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More on Consisent Life Ethic: everything still coheres…

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Deacon Rich

A little over a month ago, I posted on Joseph Cardinal Bernadin’s “Consistent Ethic of Life.”   Much has happened in the Catholic Church since then that causes me to long for Cardinal Bernadin’s wisdom and vision of pastoral leadership. Today … Continue reading →

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