Where Are You Going?
" ‘And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.’”
Homilies
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“See? My betrayer is here.”
"You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
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What Time Is It?
"And then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in the clouds' with great power and glory.”
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What’s in It for Me?
“For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had.”
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Seeing the Image of God
“’Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!’”
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What do you want?
Last week, Jesus addressed that question to James and John who wanted places of honor in God’s kingdom. Today, he addresses it to a blind man…and to us.
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What Makes a Christian?
For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
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Passing through the Eye of a Needle
Scripture Reading Jesus drives a hard bargain. In today’s gospel, we find a man who apparently had it all: he was young, he was enthusiastic, he was spiritual, he was […]
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When’s a Marriage Not a Marriage?
In his private talk with his disciples, Jesus is quoted as being more forthright. He calls divorce and remarriage adultery. At the same time, this stance contradicts our nearly universal human experience. Can we resolve this contradiction? Obviously, Jesus is appealing to an ideal of marriage. We have to ask, is every committed union of two people—even a solemnized commitment—a real marriage? What is a marriage, anyway?
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God Doesn’t Make Garbage
Strangely enough, the reward and punishment paradigm has no place in an adult spirituality. The basic problem with it is that, once people get beyond the toddler stage, the pleasure principle isn’t effective—although the success of advertising shows we’re still vulnerable to it. As we mature, we begin to realize that rewards don’t deliver what they promise. Once we attain them, we see them as the temporary tawdry counterfeits for happiness that they most often are. Punishments don’t fare any better.