Winton Wyoming Pastoral Region

Control. When we look at Rembrandt’s famous and dramatic painting Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee, we see two very different approaches to the situation. First, we have the Apostles panicking and trying to control the situation—steering the boat, waking our Lord, giving in to fear. Then, we have our Lord casually sleeping on the cushion. The Apostles desperately grasping for control in all the wrong places and the Son of God peacefully, calmly, and authoritatively actually in control. Click on title for full column.

Happy Sunday, friends. I have had a column idea kicking around in my head for some time now, and I’ve been keeping it in my back pocket for a week just like this one, when I am too busy to give the necessary time and attention to the word of God before it’s time to prep for preaching. So here, after an accumulating note on my phone from the last eighteen months, is: “Fr. McCullough’s Non-Comprehensive List of Things that Catholics Should Probably Know About, But Generally Do Not. Volume One.” An important word of caution: I am not treating any of these with the usual pastoral care and sensitivity for which I am (perhaps) known. At any rate, I am simply listing the facts as I see them, with the hopes that it helps someone get to Heaven. If you have any concerns, questions, or follow up, you know where to find me, and I hope you know that I say all this out of love. Click on title for full column.