Ed Shea, OFM
Contributions from Ed Shea, OFM
“What time is your Midnight Mass?” I don’t think I will ever forget the first time I heard that question. I was a young friar at the time, living at one of our old parishes in Indianapolis, one of those traditional places that always celebrated Midnight Mass at midnight. So I found the question rather strange and didn’t know how to answer; in fact, I wondered if someone was playing a practical joke on me. What I have learned since then is that there are a lot of Churches -- then and now-- who celebrate Midnight Mass at all kinds of times on Christmas Eve.
by Ed Shea, OFM
December 24, 2010
What some might call the central message of the Gospel, or at least the Gospel of Matthew, is what we find in today’s reading - the famous Beatitudes. Like the paschal mystery of death as the only path to resurrection, there is something fundamentally paradoxical about this passage.
by Ed Shea, OFM
January 27, 2011
“It doesn’t really matter what happens to you in life. What really matters is how you interpret what happens to you.”
I don’t know how many times I heard Father Joe say those words, but it must have been a lot, because I still remember them and even quote them to this day.
by Ed Shea, OFM
February 24, 2011
Scripture Reflection for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (February 27, 2011), by Fr. Ed Shea, OFM
by Ed Shea, OFM
February 27, 2011
This is the first of three weeks in a row of Gospel stories about people who are transformed by the presence of Jesus in their lives. In the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults), this is what is called the time of “purification” as the catechumens and candidates get ready to be baptized and confirmed at Easter.
by Ed Shea, OFM
March 25, 2011
Scripture Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent 2011 (March 27, 2011)
by Ed Shea, OFM
March 25, 2011
Scripture Reflection for Easter Sunday (April 24, 2011)
by Ed Shea, OFM
April 20, 2011
Scripture Reflection for the Solemnity of the Resurrection of The Lord (April 24, 2011)
by Ed Shea, OFM
April 20, 2011
Scripture Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 29, 2011)
by Ed Shea, OFM
May 26, 2011
Scripture Reflection for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (June 26, 2011)
by Ed Shea, OFM
June 24, 2011
- May 10, 2012: Faith Seeks Us
- May 2, 2012: Staying Connected to Recharge the Batteries
- May 2, 2012: Marriage - The Pinnacle Of God’s Love For Us
- April 26, 2012: He Knows Our Names!
- April 19, 2012: Easter Eyes
- April 12, 2012: Coming to Faith, Finally!
- April 5, 2012: A Call to Action
- Impact of Catholics on Call on Young Adults
