Journey to Wholeness
From swords of war to the sword of the Spirit—here is the hope of the mountain of the Lord, where every blade is beaten into a plowshare and the only sword that remains is the living Word of God.… Read the rest
… Read the restJesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time (Year I)
Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 2:13-17
An eye for microscopic detail, a steady hand, and ultra-fine motor skills are required of surgeons in the operating room.… Read the rest
Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time (Year I)
Hebrews 4:1-5, 11; Mark 2:1-12
The aim of the Christian life may be expressed in many ways: union with God, communion in the Trinity, deification (theosis), the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, returning to the Father’s house (the heavenly Jerusalem), or in the words of the author of Hebrews, entering into God’s Sabbath “rest.”… Read the rest
14th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
… Read the restIn the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple.