Christianity Is Not for Children
"You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
Tag: Sunday Liturgy
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Epiphany or Apocalypse?
"They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother."
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Two Liturgies, One Celebration
"And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart."
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Where is love?
"The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him."
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A new creation dawns
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him."
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What happened to Christmas?
Scripture Readings Somebody is waging war on Christmas. Who do you think it is? Is it the atheistic humanists who’ve replaced “Merry Christmas” with “Happy Holidays?” Is it the immigrants […]
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Sacred Scripture has two faces.
“I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."
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Who was John the Baptist?
"John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
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Where Are You Going?
" ‘And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.’”
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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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Getting Your Own Way
What are you willing to give to get your own way? How much effort are you willing to expend? What are you willing to pay? to sacrifice? What’s it worth to you?
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Jesus Was a Failure
“Who do people say that I am?” Listen to the news. Listen to the talking heads. Listen to the preachers. Watch the Jesus documentaries on the Discovery Channel. Fine. “But who do you say that I am?” “You are the Christ.” The Messiah. The anointed king who’ll save us. You’ll make everything better. You’ll supply us with money, power, and prestige. You’ll lighten our burdens, cure our diseases, and bring our dead back to life.
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Can you hear me now?
Which do you think would be more difficult, to be born sight-impaired or to be born hearing-impaired? I’ve always thought that blindness would be worse: not being able to see the beauty of the world or the faces of my loved ones, and not being able to get around easily without some sort of assistance. That’s what I thought until I started meditating on today’s gospel. “And the people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment.” That’s when I began to understand things somewhat differently.