Many years ago I was living life to my fullest caring for abandoned children within a community. At times, I stayed with as many as seventeen children; at others, at least seven. My days were filled with waking them up at dawn to send them to school, cooking meals, and doing laundry. To them, I…
I am always fascinated by the question, “What exactly happened to the disciples so that they all became a new group of men, transformed into new, energetic people ready for a new mission?” The answer is the Gifts of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Before Pentecost: The disciples were fearful and doubtful, hiding behind locked…
By Fr. Earl Henley, MSC (California Community – St. Joseph Mission – San Jacinto, CA) We wring our hands in the fear of facing the unknown. We worry about those who are sick and their caretakers and health care workers. We worry about poor parishes and how they will survive such economic loss and where…