Journey to Wholeness
7th Week of Easter, Sunday
John 17:1-11a
“Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.”
The word “glory” rings several times in this passage, evoking an unfamiliar and unworldly milieu.… Read the rest
6th Week of Easter, Saturday
John 16:23-28
“On that day” of rejoicing, Jesus says, “you will not question me about anything.” But on this day, “whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.”… Read the rest
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858-1937) invented the crescograph to measure the growth of plants.… Read the rest
6th Week of Easter, Friday
John 16:20-23
Gaze upon a flower for one minute and observe its movement. It appears to be still, but it is constantly changing, growing or fading. The wind blows and it sways. Light and shadows flicker continuously so that it appears in a slightly different shade every second.… Read the rest
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:17-23, Matthew 28:16-20
At the empty tomb and the Ascension in Luke’s writings, two men dressed in white suddenly appear and ask, “Why?” Heaven seems amused by these scenarios.… Read the rest
5th Week of Easter, Saturday
“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.”
John 15:18
From the moment of Christ’s birth, danger loomed as news of an infant king reached the ears of King Herod.… Read the rest
5th Week of Easter, Friday
John 15:12-17
“I have called you friends.”
Extraordinary words uttered by Jesus. Greek philosophers like Aristotle had already proven for centuries that friendship with the gods was impossible.… Read the rest
The Regina Caeli is a 12th century antiphon in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary that is prayed during the Easter season in place of the Angelus. A legend records that during a pestilence in Rome, while the Regina Caeli was being prayed in procession with her image, angels were heard singing along and an end was put to the plague.… Read the rest