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John’s Gospel offers a final word of reassurance: “Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid” (John 14:27b). This is not a call to naïve optimism, but an invitation to trust that God’s reconciling work continues even amid uncertainty....
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Looking into the sky can be comforting, but are we able to accept that the timeless and resurrected Jesus Christ identifies with all suffering people, and that therefore our response to them must be judged to be our response to him? ...
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Those who go on pilgrimage to Rome for the Jubilee of Hope will personally put into practice all three aspects mentioned above: the jubilee; the pilgrimage; hope itself. But because all are so central to Christian life even those of us who remain at home can become pilgrims of...
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While the other Evangelists mention women at a distance, it is John alone who notes that the women—Mary, his mother; her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas; and Mary from Magdala were standing near the cross, perhaps under the cross. And they were courageous, and they stood there because...
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In Jesus, God lived Godself into this condition of being born, of growing and living into mature, gracious and holy personhood. Against a weary cynicism we can feel about the world and about our personal situations, our relationships, Christmas offers us the chance of a new start. ...
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But let's not forget the Epiphany was very much a dangerous journey for the Magi. And if we disciples go in search of the Christ child, we too will likely place ourselves in harm’s way. ...
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If together this Advent, we can work on unblocking the light, then we can become the Star of Bethlehem for all the world, shining out from wherever we are, and the world right now has need of such stars. ...
John’s Gospel offers a final word of reassurance: “Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid” (John 14:27b). This is not a call to naïve optimism, but an invitation to trust that God’s reconciling work continues even amid uncertainty....
Looking into the sky can be comforting, but are we able to accept that the timeless and resurrected Jesus Christ identifies with all suffering people, and that therefore our response to them must be judged to be our response to him? ...
Those who go on pilgrimage to Rome for the Jubilee of Hope will personally put into practice all three aspects mentioned above: the jubilee; the pilgrimage; hope itself. But because all are so central to Christian life even those of us who remain at home can become pilgrims of...
While the other Evangelists mention women at a distance, it is John alone who notes that the women—Mary, his mother; her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas; and Mary from Magdala were standing near the cross, perhaps under the cross. And they were courageous, and they stood there because...
In Jesus, God lived Godself into this condition of being born, of growing and living into mature, gracious and holy personhood. Against a weary cynicism we can feel about the world and about our personal situations, our relationships, Christmas offers us the chance of a new start. ...
But let's not forget the Epiphany was very much a dangerous journey for the Magi. And if we disciples go in search of the Christ child, we too will likely place ourselves in harm’s way. ...
If together this Advent, we can work on unblocking the light, then we can become the Star of Bethlehem for all the world, shining out from wherever we are, and the world right now has need of such stars. ...