Author Archives: Fr. Tony Schuerger

Where was God When the Earthquake and Tsunami Hit?

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: March 21, 2011
We have seen the images from Japan: shaking and collapsing walls and buildings as the 9.0 earthquake hit, the wall of water from the tsunami crushing and sweeping away anything in its path, highways buckled and broken, boats swept onto and into buildings, fire shooting into the sky from damaged nuclear power plants. We have Read more ..
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Preparing for/Beginning Lent

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: March 9, 2011
Mardi Gras and Carnival are reaching their climax. The French Quarter in New Orleans and the streets and ballrooms of Rio de Janeiro are packed with revelers in spectacular costumes. Then, suddenly, it will all be over. Lent will have arrived.  Ash Wednesday is as serious as Mardi Gras and Carnival are wildly celebratory. For Read more ..
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Priorities

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: January 5, 2011
Observed from life: Someone sitting in a restaurant sharing a meal with a friend. The cellphone rings and the person takes the call/email/tweet (and responds); the friend sits and waits. An individual plans the weekend schedule carefully; participation at Mass is a non-negotiable every week. Which day, which church, which Mass time all depends on Read more ..
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Thinking about the Christmas Story: How We Think It Happened (Incorrectly) and the Story Luke Really Tells

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: December 24, 2010
When someone says “the Christmas story,” almost always the person means the account of the birth of Jesus found at the beginning of the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke. This is the text: In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the Read more ..
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Celebrate the Season

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: December 15, 2010
The question is: “Which season?” The shopping season, which began around Halloween? The Christmas decorating/display season, which began immediately after Thanksgiving (except for some businesses [see shopping season above] which put up Christmas displays before Halloween and those decorators who skipped Thanksgiving decorations and went right to the Christmas displays after Halloween) and will continue Read more ..
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What’s in a Day: December 2, 2010

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: December 3, 2010
The lead story in Cleveland – and the lead story about Cleveland, Ohio nationally and internationally – for December 2, 2010 is the return of LeBron James and the Miami Heat to play the Cleveland Cavaliers. Basketball fans in Cleveland, Miami and elsewhere have had this day circled on the NBA calendar since LeBron James Read more ..
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All is Gift

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving is the one holiday established by the United States for explicitly religious purpose: to give thanks to God. For Thanksgiving, each person is invited to “count your blessings” and give thanks. For most people, reasons to offer thanks come to mind easily; it is just a matter of thinking about the good things in Read more ..
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Feast of St. Malachy: Anniversary

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: November 19, 2010
The dates: 1865 1975 1985 2009 2010 would mark the 145th anniversary of the original St. Malachi Parish. 2010 would mark the 35th anniversary of the parish of the Community of St. Malachi. 2010 does mark the first anniversary of the new St. Malachi Parish (2009). Highlighting a year’s activities: Transitioning: The Merger Team became Read more ..
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All Hallow’s Eve

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: October 30, 2010
Halloween has made the big time: Its annual economic impact is estimated at somewhere between $4-6 billion; Its sales are second only to the Christmas season; It is the second most important party night in America (behind the Super Bowl); It is second in decorations (behind Christmas); It is number one in candy sales, over Read more ..
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33 Miners

By Fr. Tony Schuerger | Published: October 21, 2010
The world is still celebrating the successful rescue of 33 miners in Chile who were trapped more than 2,000 feet underground for 69 days — and rightly so.  Rightly so, because the rescue was a stunning technical achievement: never before had people been rescued so far down; never before had people been rescued after being Read more ..
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