It has been a looong time since I have written in this blog. And I apologize to those readers who have taken a peek, hoping for something new. As I take up the keyboard again, I hope I will recover readers, and maybe get some new ones.

And there has definitely been some changes, both in the life of the Church, the Franciscan community, the civil society, and yes, politics. We are seeing political activities that are leading to a deeply divided electorate. We are seeing deep conflicts among politicians, and members of political parties, and just regular folks.

On the ecclesial front, we are seeing things happening that in all my years, I never expected to see.

As I read of, and reflect on these events, it causes me to ponder, and to fire me up.

So we will see what happens.