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  Friday – Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola Gospel – Matthew13:54-58 Going Home Synagogue in Nazareth A father passing by his teenage son’s room was astonished to see that his bed was neatly made and everything picked up off the floor. Then he saw the envelope propped up prominently on the pillow. With a sickening feeling he moved in closer to investigate. The letter was addressed to him. With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope with trembling hands to read what was within. Dear Dad, It is with great regret and sorrow that I’m writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend, because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I’ve been finding real passion with Stacy, and she is so nice. However, I knew you would not approve of her because of her piercings, tattoos, and tight motorcycle clothes. Also, she is so much older than me.    Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter....
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  Thursday – 17 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew13:47-53 Gone Fishin! Jesus Boat, Capernaum So, after many on-the-water adventures, here is my definition of fishing.   It’s a couple of minutes of either joyful success or utter failure surrounded by hours and hours of absolutely nothing, mostly utter failure. When you finally snag something on your line, it can be anything from a clump of seaweed, a piece of garbage, a fish so small you have to throw it back, tangled lines with your fishing buddy or maybe an actual keeper.   Don’t get me wrong, those long hours of boredom can be very relaxing and meditative.   But the real thrill, the real sense of hope and anticipation comes when you feel that pull on your line.   You think maybe this is the ‘big one’, the one I can tell stories about the rest of my life.   But hope meets reality only when your hook breaks the surface of the water and hope transforms into reality.   You never know, yo...
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  Wednesday – Feast of St. Martha, Mary and Lazarus     Gospel – John11:19-27, Luke 10:38-42 Meeting Jesus Boat Chapel, Magdala We witnessed a little fender bender in the Walmart parking lot a few days ago.   One SUV backed up into another one.   The 2 women immediately got out of their cars and moved toward each other.   If you’re from Chicago, you know what will happen next.   They would immediately start yelling and blaming the other.   Then it would get physical, slapping and hitting.   A crowd would form and people would be recording the event on their phones and eventually post it online!   Eventually the police are called and insurance companies are contacted!   But that’s not what happened, not at all!   They got out of their cars and, instead of immediately checking for any damage to their vehicles, they checked on each other.   Are you ok?   I’m ok; are you?   And then they embraced each ot...
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