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  Thursday 4 th Week of Lent Gospel – John 5: 31-47 A “Valued” Life Spirit Plate Blessing, St Kateri Center     I miss my St. Kateri community.   I miss my native brothers and sisters.   I miss crowding ourselves into the chapel on a Sunday morning for Mass.   And I miss our community potluck meal afterwards.   While I can’t be there for every event, I do try to get back for Mass and meal once a month.   And that serves as a good reminder of the values that define my St. Kateri community. I think that I miss that simple community meal the most; it speaks volumes to me about the community and about the values that should define our lives.   I said a ‘simple’ meal but actually it’s more of a constant miracle.   Jody, our director, provides the main course.   And that’s it!   All the rest – sides, salads, pasta, dessert, bread and drinks - all of that is left to the community.   Bring something to share! ...
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  Wednesday 4 th Week of Lent Gospel – John 5: 17-30 I Am My Father’s Son Church of St. Joseph, Nazareth   I know I have shared quite a few stories about my Dad over the past few years, probably repeated myself more than once as well.   But some things are worth repeating. From an early age, I worked in his country store and I learned to stock shelves, pump gas, cut grass, burn trash and give change for a $20 bill. Dad told me the last time we talked how he regretted we didn’t have much time together, that the store took so much time that we didn’t have as many moments together as other fathers and sons.   I reminded him that, because of the store, I got to see him each and every day, more often than most other sons, and that I got to work alongside him.   And then there were the endless games of softball on Sundays, quick trips over to the store to get something mom needed, and also to grab some ice cream, and the early morning runs to Washingt...
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  Tuesday – 4th Week of Lent Gospel – John 5:1-16 Cure of the Sick Man Streets of Jerusalem The man in today’s Gospel is sick and needs help for even the simplest of tasks. And he has been that way for 38 years. He hasn’t just lost the ability to walk; he has lost the will to walk! How many times have we been in the same circumstance? Weighed down by the stresses of life, whether it’s physical or emotional, we just can’t move. Paralyzed by fear, anger, loss, depression, overwhelmed by the demands of a complicated life and a crazy mixed-up world, we just don’t want to move. Rather we pull the covers over our head and try to shut the world out! And yet all it took for that man was a few words from Jesus – Rise and walk! Jesus speaks those same words to us, sometimes in our prayers, sometimes in the voice of a child or a best friend. Be strong, get up and walk, lean on me if you have to, you are not alone! You are never alone!  
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