by Susan | Jul 28, 2015 | guest blogger, Pax Christi Third Reading
“Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness . . .” The crowd wanted Jesus to make bread in a miraculous way once more. The last time he had done that, they wanted to set him up as a king. “Would you like some bread, sir?” The young waiter threw the question out as...
by Susan | Jul 21, 2015 | guest blogger, Pax Christi Third Reading
The reading is the traditional narrative of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, as given in the Johannine gospel. The narrative has obvious Eucharistic symbolic weight, but the evangelist wanted to connect it with the symbolic weight of the Exodus as well,...
by Susan | Jul 14, 2015 | Cool Video, Good to Know!, guest blogger, NOWCastSA The Edge
Our good friends at NOWCastSA have started a new weekly feature — “The Edge” — that highlights their community journalism for the Week. In this issue: is it time for Robert E. Lee High School to look for a new name? And a compassionate things...
by Susan | Jul 14, 2015 | guest blogger, Pax Christi Third Reading
“Third Reading,” is a reflection on the gospel, interpreted with an emphasis on Peace & Justice. This entry is for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, as it is called in the Catholic liturgy. This new weekly feature is brought to us by the San Antonio Chapter...
by Susan | Jul 8, 2015 | guest blogger, Pax Christi Third Reading
“Third Reading,” is a reflection on the gospel, interpreted with an emphasis on Peace & Justice. This entry is for the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, as it is called in the Catholic liturgy. This new feature is brought to us by the San Antonio Chapter of Pax...
by Susan | Jun 9, 2015 | Good to Know!, guest blogger
This guest post is by Chris Plauche, the volunteer director of the San Antonio Catholic Worker House. It appeared originally in their May, 2015 newsletter. The Catholic Worker House (CWH) is staying open not because we want to “master the art of civil disobedience”...
