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  Monday – Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul Gospel – Matthew 16:13-19 Who Are You? Church of St. Peter Primacy, Sea of Galilee Who are you?   No, I don’t mean the theme song from CSI!   I mean, if someone asked you who you are, how would you answer?   Some would respond simply with their name.   Others might say I’m a father, a wife, a son, grandma, cousin, or friend.   Still others might say teacher, police officer, carpenter, lawyer, nurse, student, bus driver, web designer, or athlete. No matter what the answer, each response speaks of a relationship, a connection to others.   Each response ties us to others in unique and personal ways.   None of us live in isolation; we all live in relationship with others. Jesus asks a similar question in today’s Gospel.   Who do people say I am?   Some say John the Baptist reborn, or Elijah or Jeremiah or a prophet.   Jesus then asks - who do YOU say I am?   And it’s Peter who respond...
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  13 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 10:37 – 42 Simple Acts of Kindness Magdala Almost 2 years ago, Ginger and I moved into our new home down here in Tennessee.   It all started with a frantic car ride by Josh, our son-in-law, shuttling us and a few of our belongings from Chicago to Heiskell at the end of May. It was a move made not out of choice or comfort but out of necessity and circumstance. We then spent the next couple of months living with Jaime and the family as Jaime worked to manage Ginger’s health and I raced back and forth to Chicago to organize packing up and putting our Dakin house on the market!   Whew!   It was only mid-August that we finally moved into our country home!   It was/is a rollercoaster journey filled with daily worries and, at times, only a smattering of hope! But through it all, we were supported and cared for by our St. Robert’s family in Chicago and our St Joseph family here in Tennessee.   Countless deli...
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  Saturday – 12 th Week in Ordinary Time     Gospel – Matthew 8:5-17 Words, Words, Words Capernaum Synagogue Back in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, my dad and I did not see eye to eye about the Vietnam War. It got so bad that I told him that, if I was drafted, I would not serve.   His response?   Well that is your decision but then you would no longer be my son!    Tough times!   Tough words!   I was never drafted but the hurt feelings persisted!   And it was only many years later when we were chatting on the phone that the issue was resolved.   In just a few simple words, he told me “You know that whole Vietnam War thing; well, you were right, I was wrong.”   Those words remain in my memory and heart to this day.   Words!   They can cut to the heart of the matter or they can cut a relationship in two.   They can bring comfort, hope, encouragement, support, and love.   But they can also be the source ...
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