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This Easter season, the Church has asked us to meditate on the Acts of the Apostles. Today Jesus tells us to wait for the coming of the Spirit, which…
11 years, 11 months ago
Temple Talk
This week's readings all have to do with the holy temple in Jerusalem. The temple was the meeting place of divinity and humanity and was the focal po…
11 years, 11 months ago
The Great Hope of Easter
Easter Sunday represents God's great yes to humanity. Throughout history, humanity has turned its back on God, but the Lord has constantly sent rescu…
12 years ago
Treating Death as a Trifle
This week's Gospel tells the story of Lazarus and how Jesus raised him from the dead. In this story we learn that sin is a kind of death, and that Je…
12 years, 1 month ago
Coming to See
This week's Gospel from John tells us the story of the man born blind. Jesus offers the blind man healing and the man accepts Jesus and is conformed …
12 years, 1 month ago
What is the Matter With Us?
The first reading for this week is the section of Genesis which describes the creation of humans and their fall from grace. The readings in the first…
12 years, 2 months ago
Extreme Demand, Extreme Mercy
In this week's Gospel, Jesus intensifies the moral law and raises the bar higher than it ever had been. Christ's goal, and the Church's goal, is to m…
12 years, 2 months ago
Salt, Light, and a City Set on a Hill
At the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus compares his disciples to salt, light, and a city set on a hill. All these things exist not for th…
12 years, 3 months ago
The Presentation of the Lord
This week we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. In ancient Israel the Temple was the most important place in the worl…
12 years, 3 months ago
Land of Zebulon, Land of Naphtali
This week's reading from the prophet Isaiah emphasizes God's tendency to bring the best from the worst situations, light from the darkness. Throughou…
12 years, 3 months ago