Let those who have eyes let them see. Let those who have ears let the hear. Let those who have hearts, let them know the Lord!
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Lent means going into the desert and letting go
It is precisely in our nakedness and emptiness, weariness and loneliness that we most find our God.
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Lent is a road map guiding us back to God
So this Lent it is all right and very proper to have our own “gypsy feet,” as long as the wandering is a wandering back to God.
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More than ever, we need to hear Jesus speak
We need his healing touch. We need his promise of the kingdom. We need our hungers and thirsts (deep within our individual and collective spirits) satisfied.
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By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor A reflection on the daily readings by Father Perry for Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. + “Eat it. Your eyes will be opened. You will be like gods.” That was the […]
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God knows what is just right — if only we would accept it
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor A reflection on the daily readings by Father Perry for Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. + In the story of the three bears, Goldilocks grows tired and goes to lie down […]
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Biblical stories are meant to open us to the underlying reasons for sin
See what happens when we stop listening to God — in creation, and in the very center of our souls and lives.
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God’s ‘place’ is within us. Let us be sure to put out the welcome mat
He wants to dwell in our hearts, souls, minds, and lives.
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Do we know the power of our words?
Today, indeed, is a teaching day about words and lack of words.
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Jesus as healer, restorer of life is the Jesus many seek today
The greatest healing throughout the Gospel goes to, and comes from, the center of the spirit in each of us.
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