Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restThe disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to him and objected, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus
… Read the restAs the earth brings forth its shoots,
and a garden makes its seeds spring up,
So will the Lord God make justice spring up,
and praise before all the nations.
Like a bridegroom adorned with a diadem,
Isaiah 61:10c
as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Biblical marriage between a bridegroom and his bride has royal, sacred, and cosmic significance. … Read the rest
I will rejoice heartily in the Lord,
Isaiah 61:10a
my being exults in my God.
Holy Mother Church, the new Jerusalem, rejoices as one Body and one Bride.… Read the rest
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
Isaiah 35:2b
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the majestic, snow-capped mountains of Lebanon—rich in cedars and fruitful orchards—shaped the Israelite vision of the Promised Land.… Read the rest
… Read the rest“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do