Journey to Wholeness
Beholding the Father in the Son draws us into the heart of Jesus’ revelation.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled.… Read the rest
… Read the rest“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.
… Read the restJesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.
… Read the restThen many of his disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you?
… Read the restJesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
… Read the restIn times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word.
Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time (Year I)
Hebrews 1:1-6; Psalm 97
… Read the restIn times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word.
21st Week in Ordinary Time, Tuesday (Year II)
Matthew 23:23-26
Jesus said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity.… Read the rest
Feast of St. James
Matthew 20:20-28
What does the kingdom of heaven look like? Jesus never described it in precise scientific or geographical terms suited to the spatiotemporal domain, but always with suggestive images. Like the attempts of the Sphere to describe the third dimension to a two-dimensional Square in Edwin Abbott’s novel, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, unimaginable depths are lost in translation when communicating divine realities in 4-D linguistics.… Read the rest
Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter
John 14:1-6
Facing his impending death, Jesus comforted his disciples, saying, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me.”… Read the rest