by Jim Hug, S.J. “And Jesus looked around the room, angry and grieved at their hardness of heart.” [Mk. 3:5] After listening to the State of the Union address and several Republican responses, I also find myself depressed, angry, grieving at the hardness of heart our politics spews at us. Through a full hour of … Continue reading REFLECTION: State of the Union 2015
ADVENT 2014: What are we expecting?
by Jim Hug, S.J. A few weeks ago we celebrated the feast of Christ the King of the Universe. The gospel for the day was Jesus’s story of the Last Judgment [Mt. 25:31-46]. It is familiar and we usually take it in stride. But if we judge ourselves honestly on how we’re doing as a … Continue reading ADVENT 2014: What are we expecting?