Serenity Prayer

Through its comparison between the prayer of the Pharisee and the tax collector, this week’s Gospel from Luke invites us to consider our own prayerful attitudes. As I indicated a few weeks ago, I have found myself praying the Serenity Prayer multiple times a day lately, and I am curious what this says about myContinue reading “Serenity Prayer”

Gospel Reflection for August 5, 2012, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hungry, and whoever believes in my will never be thirsty. John 6.35  When Jesus sat at a table with his friends 2,000 years ago, he had little more to say to them than what he had been trying to say through the wholeContinue reading “Gospel Reflection for August 5, 2012, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time”