June 30th, 2009 By Father River Sims
Acts 12:1-10; 2 Tim. 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt. 16:13-19, Solemity of Sts. Peter and Paul June 29
“Ultimate confidence in the goodness of life cannot rest upon
confidence in the goodness of human beings. If that is where it
rests, it is an optimism which will suffer ultimate
disillusionment. Romanticism will be transmuted into cynicism, as
it has always been in… Continue reading
June 29th, 2009 By Father River Sims
June 28
Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Mk. 5:21-43
2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15
. . .Strive for equality; at present give from your abundance what they are short of, and in some way they also will give from their abundance what they lack. .”
Today is Pride Sunday. But equality for queers is not whole. Here in California we are… Continue reading
June 28th, 2009 By Father River Sims
June 27 Gen. 18:1-15; Mt. 8:5-17
. . .He bore our infirmities and took on himself our diseases.” Mt. 17
Jesus walks with us, he carries our burdens, he bears our problems, and our diseases with us. So often in our society we see helping people without really getting involved, without being emotionally involved, but Jesus suffers… Continue reading
June 27th, 2009 By Father River Sims
June 26; Mt. 8:1-14
Today we have an0ther account of Jesus cleansing the leper. There is a part of each of us that is like the leper in need of healing. God shows us compassion and heals us when we but become aware. We have a whole new set of lepers today, people whom people ostracize… Continue reading