Today’s Gospel invites us to recognize what has withered within us and to turn to Christ for healing and wholeness. If we are willing, we can then share his passion for the life of the world.
In these early days of the year, many of us have done an annual review of 2022 and have made some “resolutions."
This moment in time, on the second day of a new year, is itself a kind of Genesis.
Sometimes I Prefer a Tamer God . . . . . . a God I can understand better. One who’s more predictable and reasonable.
Juan Diego was but a simple man. He was Our Lady of Guadalupe's kind.
Promise opens a different perspective: the tender God sees beyond limited human vision. God, source of all goodness, promises to walk close beside us.
There is no way around the fact that the kind of faith Jesus asks for when we pray is radical and unreasonable.
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.
Risk is an essential element of love. The master gives his stewards a risky task: to multiply his fortune in an unfriendly land. Christ puts himself in the Church’s hands—he takes a risk on us. How often do we avoid risk and hide what we should proclaim?
When does the kingdom of God come? When we recognize and name who we truly are to each other. When the truth sets all of us free.
