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Our Gospel for this third Sunday of Advent is of extraordinary importance, for it speaks to us of the transformation, the transfiguration of the self…
10 years, 5 months ago
God Has Really Arrived in History
Christianity is not a mythic system. It is an historical religion that makes very concrete historical claims, and the first Christians were intensely…
10 years, 5 months ago
Advent and the Shaking of the Kingdoms
Our Gospel for this first Sunday of Advent begins where the readings for the end of last liturgical year left off, namely, with apocalyptic musings. …
10 years, 5 months ago
What Does It Mean to Say that Christ Is King?
Episode 1
The liturgical year ends with the feast of Christ the King. This day reminds us what the Christian thing is all about: that Jesus really is the king,…
10 years, 5 months ago
Daniel and the New Kingdom
Our first reading for this weekend is from the utterly fascinating book of Daniel. Daniel is an example of apocalyptic literature, and apocalyptic bo…
10 years, 6 months ago
A Tale of Two Widows
Episode 1
Today’s Scriptures highlight two widows and two very important biblical principles: God reveals himself precisely at that moment of our greatest vuln…
10 years, 6 months ago
Elijah, the Widow, and a Story of Trust
The story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath, a section of which is our first reading for this weekend, is a narrative that just keeps generating s…
10 years, 6 months ago
What Does It Mean to be a Saint?
One problem with our great feast day today is that it can make sanctity seem like something that is the special preserve of a handful of spiritual he…
10 years, 6 months ago
Master, I Want to See
The story of the healing of blind Bartimaeus is a spiritual icon of enormous power. Bartimaeus is evocative of anyone who, aware of his sin, blindnes…
10 years, 6 months ago
Real Spiritual Power
When the ego grabs power and honor for itself, things get dangerous and dysfunctional very quickly. The ego will want to use power, not for God’s pur…
10 years, 6 months ago