“Therefore, overcome with paschal joy, every land, every people exults in your praise and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts, sing together the
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“Therefore, overcome with paschal joy, every land, every people exults in your praise and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts, sing together the
Read moreWhat was missing from that vision, however, was that the pruning and the grafting, the discipline and the commitment, the sacrifice and the growing, are not only for my personal spiritual benefit but for the sake of the vineyard, for the sake of the trellis of disciples, for the sake of the harvest of justice and reconciliation that is the authentic fruit of being planted in Christ.
Read moreI think Thomas had come to have faith through the wounds as incontrovertible signs of a resurrection path.
Read moreAt least for me, and maybe many of you, however, this feels like a season of quite muted Alleluias.
Read moreAnd Christians, planted deep in a baptismal pool where we rehearse transformation, we learn to germinate and we practice dying, so that not only we but others who have suffered through too many broken covenants, too much oppression, too much marginalization, can also find life in this world and the next.
Read moreTransforming duty to care, obligation to commitment, legal requirements to love.
Read moreThe story of Noah’s ark is endlessly fascinating.
Read moreJesus of Nazareth was no pushover but he was no bully either. His core message was love; his continued witness was care; his ultimate act was total self-giving. It would be difficult to imagine a more incarnate version of empathy, genuineness, and respect in human history.
Read moreIs hand clapping appropriate for liturgy?
Read moreA promise and a noble commission.
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