Monthly Archives: May 2020

To every story there is a backstory. Nothing happens out of thin air. Not divorces. Not disease. Not eviction. Not animosities. Not divisions. Not riots. Every story has a backstory and can be understood better when the backstory is known. … Continue reading →

Oscar Romero said, “There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried.” I think I know what he means.  Tuesday night my son cried over George Floyd. He cried over the Ahmaud Arbery.  I told … Continue reading →

In Acts 16:16-40, the story goes that Paul sets a slave girl free of a demon (the power of Jesus can do that). The problem is this slave girls well-being ruins her owners’ business plan. They were doing very well … Continue reading →

In a message given to Christians living in Antioch during the 4th century at a time of great social and political crisis, John Chrysostom reminds them: “If you are a Christian, no earthly city is yours. Of our city, ‘The … Continue reading →

This weekend I was re-reading a collection of essays and sermons from one of my heroes of the faith, Oscar Romero (we even share the same first name!). He was assassinated in 1980 for his stand with the oppressed poor … Continue reading →