The following is a reflection I had the honor to present at St. Clement Church in Lincoln Park on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.
Like many of you, I have had thousands of conversations about religion in my life- perhaps tens of thousands. But today, for the first time in my 58 years, I am asked to lead a reflection for an educated and spiritually developed group of men on a passage from the Bible. I guess there is a first time for everything so- deep breath- here goes.
I had some thoughts on what I wanted to say, but it seemed prudent to find out what could be learned from a more experienced and insightful mind. Thanks to the suggestion of my friend, Paul Link, I decided to begin by searching the homilies of Bishop Robert Baron.
I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. Bishop Baron’s focus was very similar to mine. I don’t know if that means “great minds think alike” or “even a blind squirrel finds an acorn on occasion”. In either case, let me begin by sharing some of what the Bishop had to say. Read More
