Feed my Lambs
Bishop Kelly
Today’s gospel concludes the Easter Season readings from the Gospel of John. Tomorrow is the Vigil of the Great Feast of Pentecost and then on Monday we return to the readings from the Gospel of Mark. When Jesus and Simon (in this gospel only called …
Our Lady of Tears
Seventy miles Southwest of Boise, in the Owyhee Mountains close to the Oregon border is the old mining town of Silver City. It is one of the best preserved and least known of the so-called ghost towns in the Western United States. It is not …
Cinco de Mayo
The middle of the 19th Century was a time of great civil unrest in Mexico. The United States of America concluded a brief and arguably unjust war with Mexico. That war involved several young American officers, including Lieutenants Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. …
Catherine of Sienna
The last century was the most violent century in history. Two world wars, countless other regional wars, and several genocides. Millions of innocent people either killed, wounded, or impoverished. At the same time, and possibly linked by cause and effect, the social status of women …
Passover, 14th of Nisan, 5776
Tonight, at sunset, Passover begins. It is the 14th day of the month of Nisan, in the year 5776, according to the Jewish calendar. Why is this night different from all other nights? Because it remembers the night when the Angel of Death “passed over” …
Happy Birthday to the Queen
Her name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. She doesn’t have a last name. But she does belong to the Royal House of Windsor. Today is her birthday. She is 90 years old. By the Grace of God, she is Queen of Great Britain & Northern Ireland …
Hear the Word of the Lord
The Hebrew Scriptures contain 45 books. They are traditionally divided into three parts, abbreviated in Hebrew as the TaNaka, the Torah, the Nabii, and the Hokma; or, in English, The Law, the Prophets and Wisdom. It’s the middle one I want to speak briefly about …
Lambs Among Wolves
To The Seniors on retreat: There are 104 wolf packs in the State of Idaho. That turns out to be about 700 wolves. In 2014, wolves killed 43 cattle, 100 sheep, 3 dogs, 1 horse, and no people. Here in Cascade, there are 11 documented …
The Joy of Love
Two years ago, Pope Francis, on a visit to South America, spoke off-script, to young people. He spoke directly to young people to look after their less fortunate peers and appealed to them to fight responsibility for the dignity of others. Then, he spoke one …
Go So Loved the World
In the Late 1970s and early 1980s, it was hardly possible to watch a major sporting event without seeing a man holding up a sign. This is what the sign said: John 3:16. It is, of course, the verse that begins today’s gospel: “God so …
