1999 March 4 – Thank you to bro priest (Prison Writings) March 4, 1999 Dear brother priest: Just a note of thanks to Fr. Michael Amadeo and all the folks who helped to get these weekly reflections out to you, especially the secretaries who helped type the raw text and the Des Moines Catholic Worker… Continue reading 1999 March 4 – Thank you to bro priest (Prison Writings)

1999 Oct 5 – Jacquee Dickey Speaking in DM flyer 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Oct 5, 1999 Des Moines Friends Meeting House 4211 Grand Ave Des Moines IA   Former Des Moines Catholic Worker and past Iowa Peace Network Director Jacqueline Dickey will be in Des Moines Tuesday, Oct 5th at the Des Moines Friends Meeting… Continue reading 1999 Oct 5 – Jacquee Dickey Speaking in DM flyer

1999 05 – Good Friday (Prison Writings) Fr Frank Cordaro – March 4, 1999- Yankton FPC (rewrite – Dec. 1999 for possible use in David Smith-Ferri’s book) Theologized History: When the authors of the Gospels started to collect and arrange the stories and sayings of Jesus, the most developed and intact narratives about Jesus were… Continue reading 1999 05 – Good Friday (Prison Writings)

1999 04 – PALM SUNDAY (Prison Writings) Cycle A Mt 26, 14-27 (Frank Cordaro – Charles Co. Jail- January 21, 1999)   Palm Sunday brings to my mind two experiences. The first is the yearly efforts we made in the parishes to pull off a Palm Sunday procession. They were always less than enthusiastically embraced… Continue reading 1999 04 – PALM SUNDAY (Prison Writings)

1999 04 – Holy Thurs (Prison Writings) Cycle A B C Holy Thursday EX 12, 1-8. 11-14 1 Cor 11, 23-26 Jn 13, 1-15 Good Friday Easter Matthew 27:65-66 Mark 16:1 1 Cor. 15:13-14   Frank Cordaro – March 4, 1999 – Yankton FPC Holy Thursday – 1999   This is how YOU are to… Continue reading 1999 04 – Holy Thurs (Prison Writings)

1999 03 04 Good Friday (Prison Writings) GOOD FRIDAY Fr Frank Cordaro – March 4, 1999- Yankton FPC (rewrite – Dec. 1999 for possible use in David Smith-Ferri’s book ) Theologized History: When the authors of the Gospels started to collect and arrange the stories and saying of Jesus, the most developed and intact narratives… Continue reading 1999 March 4 – Good Friday (Prison Writings)

1999 03 – 5th Sun Lent (Prison Writings) Cycle A Jn 11, 1-45 (Wriiten by Frank Cordaro – Charles County Jail January 13, 1999)   The Raising of Lazarus John 11:1-44_ The story of the raising of Lazarus is the longest continuous narrative in the Gospel of John outside the Passion account. It is the… Continue reading 1999 03 – 5th Sun Lent (Prison Writings)

1999 03 – 4th sun Lent (Prison Writings) Cycle A 1 Sm 16, 1. 6-7. 10-13 Eph 5, 8114 Jn 9, 1-41   THE HEALING OF THE MAN BORN BLIND The healing of the man born blind is the sixth of seven signs in the Gospel of John, the gospel of signs. Each sign is… Continue reading 1999 03 – 4th sun Lent (Prison Writings)

1999 03 – 3rd Sun Lent (Prison Writings) Cycle A Jn 4, 5-42   Reflection by Rev. Frank Cordaro The Gospel of John – the Operatic Gospel:   The gospel of John stands apart from the three synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The synoptic gospel follows the same outline laid down by Mark,… Continue reading 1999 03 – 3rd Sun Lent (Prison Writings)

1999 03 – 1st Sun Lent (Prison Writings) Cycle A Mt 4, 1-11 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (by Frank Cordaro – Charles County Jail December 29, 1998) Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil. Matt. 4:1 In. this First Sunday of Lent our Gospel Lectionary takes us… Continue reading 1999 03 – 1st Sun Lent (Prison Writings)