Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

My Companions pray with me: Lord, may our love for You and for all our brothers and sisters bring You praise and glory. Please forgive us for the times we failed to love, or failed to love enough. Thank You for the gift of Your unconditional love; as we accept that gracious gift our hearts are filled with gratitude. And please bless everyone on our prayer lists and grant what they need to have life and bring You glory.

Companion Events: Birthdays Bill Husson (10/22), Cameron Stevens (10/8), Don Lay (10/24).  Anniversary: Carol and Andy Ondish (10/22/1960), Pat and Greg Serviess (10/25/1970),Trudy and Craig McBride (10/25/1975).

Keeping In-touch:  We returned from our trip and resumed our irregular schedule. The Fall colors in MI and IL brilliantly brought us gratitude for the beauty of nature. And we see our own local color with greater appreciation. I began Meeting Jesus in Cyberspace and enjoyed a beautiful day for a tennis game yesterday. And our new week began with a football broken record in Denver.

Decision Point: Stinking Thinking

The Readings: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Some Commentary: Fr. John Foley, S. J.

My comments and an invitation for your comments: 
People, especially theologians, make the Gospel so difficult. Sunday we will celebrate the simple Gospel:
"You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself..."
Wait a minute. I often ask my students to define LOVE. They look at me like I came from Mars.

Comments, Reflections, Insights...