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Is It You? Is It I?
Today’s story from the Gospel of John takes place at the empty tomb on the day of Jesus’ resurrection. At the outset of this reflection, I must ask the age-old…
Illustration by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB, Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.
Stunning Words, Stunning Signs
Do not be afraid! Do not let your fear of “mighty signs from the sky” hide the signs and wonders God is doing all around us, all the time. In turn, let us be signs of God’s kingdom this day and every day.
Illustration by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB, Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.
To Protect and Fulfill
In our litigious and somewhat jaded society, it is a challenge to remember what Jesus teaches us: law is about love before it is about behavior.
Illustration by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana. Used with Permission.
Prayer, Protest, and the Pursuit of Justice
Luke’s Gospel places before us a nameless biblical woman of protest and persistence, she has no standing and presumably no rights in her community.
