“The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue that I might know how to speak ...” (IS 50:4)
The journey of Lent,
“The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue that I might know how to speak ...” (IS 50:4)
The journey of Lent,
Come back to life in Jesus
It is thought that St. John wrote his gospel in Ephesus, about 70 years after Jesus’ death. Ephesus was a sophisticated city,
We live and share His Vision
In this Fourth Sunday of Lent Gospel, as in last Sunday we hear of a reversal of images and symbols.
Water in the Desert
This weekend we begin what are known as the Scrutinies –sounds painful but they are not.
“Life is full,” we say, but in truth, our spirits may be asleep like the disciples in our Gospel. We need to be awakened to see what is meaningful in our lives—what does Jesus mean to us?
Who of you is not without sin?
Temptation and the effect of sin are obvious in our readings and Lent—the challenge of our integrity as Christians.
Faith: a deeper intimacy
It is awesome when we truly bump into God, encounter what we have recited and claimed for year-that God is with us.
All of our readings address laws and codes of behavior that reflect our value in God and for life. The people in the time of Nehemiah wept upon hearing the Word of God.
“A walk to the Kingdom…”
At times when we look at the issues in our lives and world, it might be tempting to throw up our hands and say,
“I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit… He now anoints you with the chrism of Salvation. As Christ was anointed priest prophet and king,