Journey to Wholeness
Glowing amethysts
Arise from dark, frosty soil—
Jewels of the King.
Royal crocuses lead the procession of spring blooms, heralding the death and resurrection of the King of Kings. … Read the rest
… Read the restBrothers and sisters:
When this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about:Death is swallowed up in victory.
5th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year I)
Genesis 2:18-25; Psalm 128
The creation story of cosmic and human origins in Genesis is shrouded in mystery, enigma, and impenetrable conundrums. The first chapter poetically captures the goodness, beauty and delight taken by the Creator God in the heavens and the earth, culminating in his “rest” (shabath) on the seventh day as in a temple.… Read the rest
Panel 1: Andreas Pavias, The Crucifixion, detail, 15th century (National Gallery of Athens)
Panel 2: Andreas Pavias, The Crucifixion
Panel 3: Andreas Pavias, The Crucifixion, detail
Panel 4: Russian Icon of the Crucifixion, late 16th century (State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg)
32nd Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)
Luke 17:26-37
“Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather” (Luke 17:37).… Read the rest
25th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
Ecclesiastes 11:9—12:8, Psalm 90, Luke 9:43b-45
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.… Read the rest
11th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday
Sirach 48:1-14, Matthew 6:7-15
According to statistics, the mortality rate is 100%. Four exceptions to this rule are recorded in salvation history:
Seven generations after Adam, Scripture records that “Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him” (Genesis 5:24). … Read the rest
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday (Year II)
Mark 12:18-27
What is it like not to believe in a spiritual realm?… Read the rest
