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The Glorified Body
Episode 117
The readings for this second Sunday of Lent awaken a sense of wonder, of a world beyond ours, a mystical consciousness. In the first reading with Abr…
7 years, 2 months ago
Three Questions from the Desert
Episode 117
Lent is a time of paring down—a time spent in the desert, if you will—as exemplified by Jesus’ forty days of fasting in these arid, barren lands. He …
7 years, 2 months ago
The Danger of Blind Guides
Episode 116
Our Gospel for this weekend comes from the end of the Sermon on the Plain, which is St. Luke’s version, more or less, of the Sermon on the Mount in S…
7 years, 2 months ago
Grace and the Aporia of the Gift
Episode 115
The philosopher Jacques Derrida reflected on what he called the aporia or dilemma of the gift. The upshot seems to be that it is virtually impossible…
7 years, 2 months ago
A Salt and Empty Earth
Episode 114
I would like to focus on the brief but extremely powerful passage from the book of the prophet Jeremiah, which is our first reading for this weekend.…
7 years, 3 months ago
Invasion of Grace, Confession of Sin, Acceptance of Mission
Episode 113
There is a wonderful parallel between our first reading and the Gospel this week. The first reading is taken from the sixth chapter of the book of th…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Primacy of Love
Episode 1
This week we hear from St. Paul’s brilliant meditation on love. Everything in religion and theology revolves around love. It is at the heart of every…
7 years, 3 months ago
Learning Who We Are
Episode 1
The dramatic scene presented in the Book of Nehemiah presents a people who had forgotten their identity and learned, as if for the first time, who th…
7 years, 3 months ago
The First of Signs
Episode 111
The communion of humanity and divinity in Christ’s divine person can be likened to a marriage. Sin effects a kind of divorce between God and humanity…
7 years, 3 months ago