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Back to SearchAscension 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…
10 years, 11 months 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 ago
The Vine and the Branches
'I am the Vine, and you are the branches.' Jesus is not simply an inspiring teacher to whom we listen. He is a force in which we participate, a body …
11 years ago
The Good Shepherd
Jesus sums up a long Biblical tradition when he says 'I am the good shepherd.' The prophets and the psalmist had yearned for a time when God himself …
11 years ago
The Strangeness of the Resurrection
Authentic Christianity does not present Jesus as a ghost, an abstraction, or a disembodied soul. It presents him as risen from the dead, glorified an…
11 years ago
Divine Mercy
Episode 1
On this Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, we remember the dedication of this day by Saint John Paul II in honor of St. Faustina’s vision …
11 years, 1 month ago
The Empty Grave
Many people enjoy visiting the graves of famous people, from Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, IL to St. Peter in the Vatican. We feel a sense of peace…
11 years, 1 month ago
The Passion Narrative of Mark's Gospel
The Gospels are passion narratives with long introductions, dominated by Jesus' death and resurrection. On this Palm Sunday, as we near the climax of…
11 years, 1 month ago
United in the Blood of Jesus
The best way to understand the history of salvation is to understand it as the story of covenants between God and his people. In the Old Testament, c…
11 years, 1 month ago
Hesed All the Way Through
The Divine Love is the great theme of the Bible. One of the great mistakes we can make is to project onto God our way of being and our subjectivity. …
11 years, 2 months ago