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Episode 129
Too often we read the Ascension as the moment when Jesus “went away,” when he left us on our own and went off to heaven, where we hope some day to join him. But the Ascension is not Jesus going away;…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
The Spirit and the Bride Say, “Come”
Episode 128
On this seventh and final Sunday of the Easter season, I want to bring to a close my meditation on the extraordinary book of Revelation. With the disclosure of the heavenly Jerusalem, the Biblical na…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
The Great Story Comes to an End
Episode 127
On this sixth Sunday of Easter, we are coming to the end of the book of Revelation, the final book of the Bible. We are approaching, in a word, the climax of the Biblical revelation, the point toward…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
The New Jerusalem
Episode 126
We are coming now toward the end of the book of Revelation, which means toward the end of the entire Biblical story. Writers will often draw the beginning and end of their work together; somehow the …
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
The Imperialism of the Martyrs
Episode 125
The book of Revelation is an unveiling of a new state of affairs, the new things that are on offer in light of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Though it looks like worldly power holds sway, real p…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Heavenly Praise
Episode 124
In today’s reading from Revelation, John is in the heavenly court and he sees angels, elders, and living creatures, countless in number, all standing around the throne and crying out in loud praise. …
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Apokalypsis
Episode 123
The Church has placed the book of Revelation at the end of the Bible, as the culmination of the entire Biblical narrative—precisely because it has relevance for all Christians of anytime, very much i…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Three Easter Lessons
Episode 122
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the foundation of the entire Christian faith. If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, we should all go home and forget about it. As St. Paul himself puts it: “I…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
The Master Has Need of You
Episode 121
In our Gospel reading for the Palm Sunday procession, Jesus sends his disciples into Jerusalem to prepare for his triumphal entry. They are told to untether a donkey, and if there is any protest from…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Misery and Mercy
Episode 120
In this week's Gospel, we hear the story of the woman caught in adultery, a tale that has beguiled Christians and non-Christians for two millennia. The story displays our constant temptation to use k…
Published on 6 years, 9 months ago