“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26) A biblical promise of a spiritual transplant!
Emmaus describes Jesus encountering confused disciples. He first listens to their pain, then makes connections they had missed. They recognize him when they break bread together.
This is how Pope Francis looks to lead the Church into the third millennium.
We sometimes hear the words of the Sunday Gospel without understanding the question the evangelist is addressing. The evangelists were primarily pastors, not historians, even if they used what they knew of Christ’s history to speak to the real questions of their readers.
Christians must rediscover and always keep alive “the Eucharistic amazement”. We must rediscover the Eucharistic wonder.
Have i ever gotten beyond my own dreams to think of God’s Dream?
Do I recognize I have a part in God’s dream?
Can I accept my responsibility in God’s dream of the kingdom of peace, justice and love?
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!