Journey to Wholeness
From Hosanna to Crucify him: Christ’s fidelity endures amid our fickleness.
When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her.… Read the rest
Today’s prophecy and tomorrow’s fulfillment may look like exact opposites. In the first reading, God speaks to Jeremiah amid national chaos and despair.… Read the rest
Good Friday
John 18-19
There is no greater proof that Jesus is the Son of God than his love for his enemies. In the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was arrested, Peter’s swift reaction in cutting off the right ear of the high priest’s slave captured the all-too-human impulse toward retaliation.… Read the rest
Monday within the Octave of Easter
Matthew 28:8-15
“Do not be afraid!” commanded the lightning white angel at the empty tomb.
A squadron of at least four guards, among the toughest and most indomitable warriors of Rome, “were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men” (Matthew 28:4). … Read the rest
5th Week of Easter, Saturday
“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.”
John 15:18
From the moment of Christ’s birth, danger loomed as news of an infant king reached the ears of King Herod.… Read the rest