Journey to Wholeness
In this sign of Jonah in Lent, even the cattle repentโwill we answer the True King’s greater call?… Read the rest
Letter and Spirit unite in Christ, breathing divine life into ancient law.
Jesus said to his disciples: โDo not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.… Read the rest
A reflection on 1 John 5:5-13 for Friday after Epiphany: John proclaims three enduring witnessesโthe Spirit, the water, and the bloodโthat testify to Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the source of victory over the world and eternal life.… Read the rest
St. Gregory of Nyssa
“The love of God is the source of all good things.โ
We love because he first loved us.
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… Read the restIn the beginningย was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
What existed before the Big Bangโand did Saint John touch it?
… Read the restBeloved:
What was from the beginning,
what we have heard,
what we have seen with our eyes,
what we looked upon
and touched with our hands
concerns the Word of life โ
for the life was made visible;
we have seen it and testify to it
and proclaim to you the eternal life
that was with the Father and was made visible to usโ
what we have seen and heard
we proclaim now to you,
so that you too may have fellowship with us;
for our fellowship is with the Father
and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
What does it mean to love beyond consanguinity and place Christ above all earthly ties?
… Read the restGreat crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and addressed them, โIf any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Mercy is universal, transcending all boundaries as shown by the Samaritan’s compassionate aid to a stranger in Jesus’ parable.
… Read the restThere was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, โTeacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?โ
… Read the restโThen to what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another,
โWe played the flute for you, but you did not dance.
… Read the restAs Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They