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Episode 1
In today's first reading, God announces that he himself will shepherd his people. Yet a few sentences later, he suggests that he will raise up a righ…
10 years, 11 months ago
Summed Up in Christ
For many people in the West, liberty seems to trump everything. We avatars of the egodrama, we worshippers at the altar of freedom, say that our choi…
10 years, 11 months ago
The Mission of the Prophet
Episode 1
This week's Scriptures illuminate the identity and mission of a prophet—a calling that belongs to all the baptized by virtue of our Baptism. God appo…
11 years ago
God Did Not Make Death
The Book of Wisdom offers us the strange assertion that God did not make death, but formed humanity to be imperishable. This revelation directs us to…
11 years ago
The Storm at Sea
The story of Jesus calming the storm at sea is an archetypal description of the church down through the ages. We find ourselves in the midst of storm…
11 years ago
Walking By Faith and Not By Sight
Sometimes God does things we can't understand. This is where our need to walk by faith and not by sight comes in play. We trust in God's purpose, and…
11 years ago
The Trinity as Call to Action
It's often joked that Trinity Sunday is "the preacher's nightmare." But while the Trinity can be viewed as the most arcane and inaccessible Christian…
11 years, 1 month ago
Pentecost and the Gift of Language
Today's readings recount the unforgettable events of Pentecost. Language is our primary mode of communication. How wonderful, therefore, that the pri…
11 years, 1 month ago
Ascension Sunday: The Relationship Between Heaven and Earth
We tend to read the Ascension along enlightenment lines, as if Christ has gone to a distant, irrelevant place. The reality point is this: Jesus, in a…
11 years, 1 month ago
God's Marvelous Choice
Today's Gospel present the distinction between a generic spirituality which emphasizes our decision for God, and authentic Christian Faith, which is …
11 years, 2 months ago