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Back to SearchThe Da Vinci Code (Part 2 of 2)
This week I discuss two more themes that emerge in the Da Vinci Code: the Gnostic Gospels and anti-Catholicism. Much of the storyline of the Da Vinci…
19 years, 11 months ago
The Da Vinci Code (Part 1 of 2)
I don't like departing from the Scriptures in these homilies, but the appearance of the movie based upon the wildly popular novel The Da Vinci Code w…
19 years, 11 months ago
Christ Living His Life in You
Jesus Christ is infintely more than a moral ideal, a saint whom we admire from afar. In accord with the image from the Gospel for today, he is the vi…
19 years, 11 months ago
The Risen Lord
Luke paints a fascinating portrait of the risen Jesus in our Gospel for today. He stands in the midst of his disciples, gathering them as the new Isr…
20 years ago
The Disquieting Grave of Jesus
Graves are usually places of peace, repose, and meditation. We sit by a gravesite or we stroll through a cemetery in order to reflect on lives well l…
20 years ago
The Master Has Need of You
The donkey upon which Jesus rides into Jerusalem is a wonderful image for discipleship. He is a simple, humble, unassuming creature--and he is presse…
20 years, 1 month ago
God's Cleansing Anger
God sometimes expresses his anger at his people Israel. This is not an emotional snit into which God falls; rather, it is a way of expressing his pas…
20 years, 1 month ago
Speaking to Moses and Elijah
For a Jew of Jesus' time, Moses and Elijah would symbolize the Law and the Prophets, the two major divisions of the Scriptures. Jesus' conversation w…
20 years, 2 months ago
Angels and Wild Beasts
Our readings for the first Sunday of Lent highlight the cosmic and universal nature of God's redemptive purpose. The covenant of Noah was made, not j…
20 years, 2 months ago
New Wine and New Wineskins
The new wine that Jesus speaks of is the Gospel itself, the Good News that God has joined our human condition. In order to take in such a message and…
20 years, 2 months ago