“Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.” These are words of terror. What kind of God makes such a demand?... What kind of father does it?
Read MoreWhat awaits us in the desert of Lent? Why does the Spirit drive Jesus into the desert? Drive is the same word used for Jesus driving out demons and driving out the moneychangers from the temple. Jesus is driven into the desert by the Spirit, the same Spirit that just descended on him in baptism when the voice from the heavens declared, “You are my beloved Son…”
Read MoreI always wonder if Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law because he was hungry. When he takes her by the hand and helps her up, a kind of mini resurrection, her fever leaves her and she waits on them.
Read MoreThe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday sent me down memory lane. For most here, it is ancient history, but for me, it was yesterday! The early sixties were a time of tremendous hope. It was Vatican II, the civil rights movement, and President Kennedy.
Read MoreAbout 10 days ago, I was confronted with a massive crisis. I was finishing my novel and usually I have two or three lined up afterwards and I had nothing to read.
Read MoreWe are easily trapped between our desires and our fears. … We have a dream, but fear stops us, so we are snared by distraction and delay. … Sound familiar?
Read MoreDo you like to make resolutions at the beginning of the year? Maybe at the beginning of the academic quarter? Do you hate making resolutions? Do you feel obliged to make resolutions then feel bad that you don’t keep them?
Read MoreThe Feast of Christ the King is both amazingly popular and surprisingly young. Why did Pope Pius XI establish it in 1926 when monarchies had failed?
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