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LENT–DAY 9

Nations and borders do not, and should not, claim our ultimate allegiance. Our citizenship is in heaven.

Then [Jesus] took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” [Mark 9:37] As I was preparing this sermon for a clergyContinue reading “WHOEVER WELCOMES ME”

A WALK FOR JUSTICE

On Saturday, July 12, some 500 people took part in an ecumenical Walk for Justice March in downtown Cleveland. The purpose of the march was to call attention to the need for immigration reform. A prayer service at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cathedral preceded the march. I had the privilege of preaching the homilyContinue reading “A WALK FOR JUSTICE”