Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter

“You will suffer in the world. But take courage! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). So said Jesus to his disciples. To us. But who...

Very Good News!

“I did not come to condemn the world, but to save it” (Jn. 12:47). It is all too easy in these lengthy passages from the Gospel of John...

John 3:16

You can hardly watch a sports event without seeing some placard proclaiming, in scriptural shorthand, “John 3:16!” Yes, God indeed did...

As Holy Week Begins: The Upside Down Kingdom

They welcomed him as king – although what king ever appeared riding on a donkey? But he had preached the coming of a kingdom to people...

“Do you want to be healed?”

That’s the question Jesus frequently asks when a sick, lame, or blind person approaches him with the hope of being healed of their...

The First Sunday of Lent: Hearts, Flowers, Valentines -- and Lent?

What have they got to do with each other? Quite a bit, actually. The heart is the symbol of the life of striving, of feeling and passion,...

The Feast of Pentecost: Get Moving!

There they were, behind locked doors, scared to death (understandably enough) that what had happened to Jesus might yet happen to them....

The Feast of Easter

If you strive to be faithful to Jesus, this is where it leads you: to an empty tomb. Jesus was faithful, even when God and God's way...

Obscure Witnesses

“Amen, Father, on your planning. Amen, for you’ll see us through. Amen when the cross weighs heavy. Amen everything you do.” from...

The Breastplate of St. Patrick

“I arise today through the mighty strength of the Trinity.... Christ to shield me today.” from The Breastplate of St. Patrick, ...

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