No matter where we are, we matter to God. We don’t have to be stuck. The life of grace is a dance of God’s initiative, a kindling of our desire, God’s generous offer, and our response.
There are no limitations to the creative power of our God. The disciples learned this more deeply as they, commissioned by Jesus, went out on their mission to the world.
During this Holy Triduum, by the grace of God, can we put on humility, open our hearts, and risk being as vulnerable as Christ? Only love can forge a new path beyond betrayal.
In the swirl of their shouting crowds, today’s readings exemplify the need for integrity to resist the mob. And the mob is calling for blood.
God’s Word and Spirit restore and give life, as they have done since the beginning of creation. And the beauty of this restoration is that it calls us out of ourselves, into community.
These days of Lent call us to consider to what extent our work has become “our god.” Do we let the pursuit of career, the drive to succeed, the satisfaction of creating take precedence over everything—and everyone—in our lives?
At the heart of Christianity is the conviction that tomorrow holds the promise of being better than today. Such is the hope that sustains us when the sun sets at the end of each day.
God’s accessible forgiveness should inspire us toward a virtuous life, but it sometimes weakens us into greater sin.
Today, let us choose the prosperity of God. We do not need to earn a nest egg to enter the love of God poured out for us in the Eucharist.
My firstborn son is a teenager now, but I remember his birth like it was yesterday. I met him that day, and in a way, I met my true self. Being a father turned the volume down one very thing else.
