In the days when Christ was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. This is the way the Epistle to the Hebrews talks about the scene in Gethsemane. Remember he… Read More »
APRIL12021
As we read in the Epistle, on the night before he died, Jesus had supper for the last time with his friends. During the meal he took bread, blessed it, broke it and shared it. We follow his commandment to do as he did in memory of him every Sunday, indeed, every day, as we… Read More »
April 4 2021
April 4 2021 (Easter Sunday)
MARCH312021
“What are you willing to give me?” That is the question Judas asked. Whenever we find ourselves asking “what’s in it for me” we are asking the Judas question. Any sports fan can tell you that when a member of a team focuses on his playing time or the amount of points she is scoring… Read More »
MARCH302021
St. John’s gospel was carefully written. Even in the midst of telling the story the fourth evangelist throws in little phrases that make you pause and think. For example, at the Last Supper when Jesus is confronting his betrayer, dealing with his denier, and predicting his abandonment St. John adds: And it was night. Earlier in… Read More »
MARCH292021
All the gospels report the story of the anointing of Jesus’ feet. By the time the story is told by St. John the unnamed woman has become his good friend, Mary. Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair. In addition, the generic… Read More »
MARCH282021
What would it take for someone to would recognize that Jesus was the Son of God? Maybe it would be when he cured the paralyzed man? Or when he raised Jairus’ daughter from death? Maybe when he fed five thousand with only five loaves and two fish? Perhaps walking on water or calming the… Read More »
MARCH272021
Economists and sociologists talk about the “law of unintended consequences.” You think you are doing one thing but it produces an unexpected result. For example, using fossil fuels to power modern society has the unintended result of global warming. Caiaphas, the chief priest, produced an unintended result in the decision to kill Jesus. He prophesied… Read More »
MARCH262021
In St. John’s Gospel there are seeming “throw away” lines that actually convey much food for thought. For example, we’re told that after experiencing threats and opposition Jesus “went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.” It was at the Jordan that Jesus was baptized, that he heard… Read More »
MARCH252021
The list of those who painted the Annunciation is like a who’s who of art: Da Vinci, Fra Angelico, Caravaggio, Botticelli and many more. The drama of the scene with the angelic announcement is picturesque. The problem is that the paintings might cause us to miss what is really important — the miracle of the… Read More »
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