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Back to SearchThe Lord Returns to His Temple
Episode 157
There is a tendency, I’m afraid, to flatten out and sentimentalize the meaning of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. We see it as just a cha…
6 years, 5 months ago
In the Land of Zebulon and Naphtali
Episode 156
Our first reading from the prophet Isaiah and our Gospel are tightly linked, for St. Matthew, in articulating the meaning of Jesus, cites (as is his …
6 years, 5 months ago
Knowing Who We Are
Episode 1
The entirety of this Sunday’s second reading might be seen as so much boilerplate, throwaway lines that a writer used at the commencement of his lett…
6 years, 5 months ago
It Is Too Little for You to Be My Servant
Episode 155
I want to focus this week on the extraordinary passage from the book of the prophet Isaiah, for it reveals a central dynamic of all of biblical revel…
6 years, 5 months ago
Vitae Spiritualis Ianua
Episode 110
The first sacrament one can receive in the Church, Baptism, defines our relationship with Christ. In it, we are reborn as part of his Mystical Body a…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Light of the Nations
Episode 154
Today’s readings for Epiphany speak of a light that shines on Israel, the chosen people, but that is meant for the whole world, a light that is a bea…
6 years, 6 months ago
Herod and Joseph
Episode 1
The point of our Gospel for Holy Family Sunday is to make us see a contrast between Herod, the perfect type of the anti-family man, and Joseph, the s…
6 years, 6 months ago
Dream Big
Episode 153
The Bible turns upside-down the way we think about the God-human relationship. In almost every other religion or philosophy, God or the gods are the …
6 years, 6 months ago
What You Hear and See
Episode 152
On this third Sunday of Advent, we hear for the first time this season of the great figure of John the Baptist. It’s not really possible to understan…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Messiah’s Work
Episode 151
Last week, I spoke of preparing for the coming of the Lord using the great image from the second chapter of Isaiah: the Lord’s holy mountain. How do …
6 years, 7 months ago