Journey to Wholeness
Discover the joy of the new wine of the bridegroom: Christ brings fresh grace that old forms cannot contain.… Read the rest
Discover the profound union of the Lamb and the Dove in Christ’s revelation as Son of God.
… Read the restThe next day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
… Read the restThen Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John
A reflection on 1 John 5:5-13 for Friday after Epiphany: John proclaims three enduring witnesses—the Spirit, the water, and the blood—that testify to Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the source of victory over the world and eternal life.… Read the rest
In November during this Jubilee Year of Hope 2025, I had the privilege of traveling to Italy with a group of pilgrims from Brooklyn and Queens.… Read the rest
From ashes to a diadem: God crowns mourning with the oil of gladness, clothing sorrow in a mantle of everlasting praise.
… Read the restTo comfort all who mourn;
to place on those who mourn in Zion
a diadem instead of ashes,
To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning,
a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit.
The Spirit rests upon the Root of Jesse, pouring out the gifts of the Holy Spirit: counsel, strength, knowledge, and fear of the Lord.
… Read the restA spirit of counsel and of strength,
a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord,
and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord.
… Read the restSome Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, ‘If someone’s brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother.’
… Read the restAsked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he said in reply, “The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For
How does Israel’s universal banquet invite everyone to God’s table of grace?
… Read the restOne of those at table with Jesus said to him, “Blessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God.”