Jesus spends his last days before ascending to heaven focusing on relationships, on reconciliation, on love. He liberates his children from fear, despair, self-hatred, and paralysis. He doesn’t waste any…
The sharing of the peace encourages me to remember that Jesus is present among us. It is why, I believe, Jesus offered the words, “Peace be with you” to the…
Our God is the God of possible – the God who shatters the impossible, the God who on Easter surprises us again and again just like those women who expected…
We dream of a kingdom where love is the law! We dream of a kingdom where grace and mercy conquers all! We dream of a kingdom where Jesus is king!…
The ones I love who were dead have been called into eternal life by the death and resurrection of Jesus. The welcome Jesus finds in the home of Mary, Martha,…
God’s unending and immeasurable love and grace are what lie at the heart of this parable – the economy of such love and grace should surprise, even offend us in…
Not everything that happens has an explanation – at least in this life. Facing the reality of mystery and the limits of what we can know is not an excuse…
Jerusalem has killed the prophets, the ones who were calling it into a future. It stoned those God sent to bring it life. Jerusalem here is a metaphor for the…
Each one will face a change that causes us to stumble and fall, a change that will paralyze us and leave us feeling overwhelmed. But what’s important isn’t whether we…
Love is the cure for our enemies. Love is the cure for those who curse us. Love is the cure for those who abuse us and when we abuse ourselves.…