Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restAfter they made the journey from Rephidim and entered the wilderness of Sinai, they then pitched camp in the wilderness. While Israel was encamped there in front of the mountain, Moses went up to the mountain of God.
… 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
Fifth Week of Lent, Wednesday
Daniel 3
Iconic images and words in the Bible interconnect to form a constellation that radiates to the “edges” of infinity. The episode of the three Jews thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image summons iconic connections from Genesis to Revelation.… Read the rest
Third Week of Lent, Tuesday
Daniel 3:25, 34-43
Shadrach (Hananiah), Meshach (Mishael), Abednego (Azariah), and Belteshazzar (Daniel) managed to preserve their Israelite heritage intact in the midst of Babylonian power and prestige.… Read the rest
… Read the restSo the Lord God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. The Lord God
The salt of the Spirit purifies the eye
Of the heart like fire, the Church to unify.
… Read the rest“Everyone will be salted with fire. Salt
A Reflection on the Gospel for the Third Sunday of Advent
… Read the restThe crowds asked John the Baptist, “What then should we do?” He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two tunics should share with the person who has none.
Thursday of the First Week of Advent
Isaiah 26:1-6; Matthew 7:21, 24-27
… Read the restOn that day they will sing this song in the land of Judah:
“A strong city have we;
he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us.