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Jesus calls us to love. But few consider the radical nature of this calling. It entails loving the other, even our enemies, regardless of the respons…
15 years, 2 months ago
Preaching the Radical Word
Like a good healer, Jesus has not come simply to behaviorally modify us; he has come to heal us at the root of our being, eradicating all dysfunction…
15 years, 3 months ago
Blessed Are We
The Beatitudes reveal the true path of joy is found not in grasping at power but in the willing surrender to God's mysterious grace.
15 years, 3 months ago
Following the Lord
All of us want to live to the fullest. However, most of us never find the one thing that will inspire us to dedicate our whole lives to it. It is ama…
15 years, 3 months ago
Paul's Opening Words to the Corinthians
In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, he highlights the beauty of baptism and how it sweeps the baptized person into God's great theo-drama. God…
15 years, 3 months ago
Ahaz, Isaiah, and Joseph
The problem with our world is that most people do not dream big. In experiencing hardship, we have a tendency to assume the worst, thinking narrowly.…
15 years, 4 months ago
The Virtue of Hope
Hope is not this-worldly optimism. In fact, from a purely natural perspective, pessimism is the right attitude. Hope is that supernatural virtue whic…
15 years, 5 months ago
The Bracing Figure of John the Baptist
The first step in the spiritual life is simple: you must see your life not as your own project but as a vehicle for God's purposes. However, we are a…
15 years, 5 months ago
God's Holy Mountain
Thomas Merton once wrote, "Man is not at peace with his fellow man because he is not at peace with himself. And he is not at peace with himself becau…
15 years, 5 months ago
Christ the King
Our first reading for Mass this Sunday is taken from the opening chapter of Paul's letter to the Colossians. There is no stronger statement of the ab…
15 years, 5 months ago