Journey to Wholeness
Kinship with Christ transcends blood: whoever does God’s will becomes his mother, brother, sister.
… Read the restThe mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house.
The path to peace leads to final restoration (shalom)—yet it is only reached through millennia of personal, communal, and cosmic growing pains in God’s unfolding creation.… Read the rest
The Parable of the Lamp reveals how an evangelist, ignited by Christ’s Spirit, shines God’s Light to illuminate the world.… Read the rest
… Read the restFrom Mount Hor they set out by way of the Red Sea, to bypass the land of Edom, but the people’s patience was worn out by the journey; so the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness, where there is no food or water?
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
Who are you, Lord? I am Jesus whom you are persecuting; you harm only yourself by kicking against the goad.
Liturgy of the Hours, Conversion of Paul, Apostle, Office of Readings, Antiphon 1 from Acts 26:14
Scales fell from the eyes of Saul’s heart as scales filled the eyes of his body.… Read the rest