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September 2026

September 13, 2026

How Christ Transformed The Meaning Of The Cross

The cross represents many things at once. It shows us the cruelty of humanity, and...

April 2026

April 22, 2026

Jesus’ Challenge Against Religious Corruption

Jesus was very concerned by the way many were exploiting the Jewish faith in his...

March 2026

March 29, 2026

Palm Sunday Reflection 2026: Joshua And Jesus*

The Torah tells us Moses was not able to physically lead the people of Israel...

January 2026

January 11, 2026

John The Baptist And Jesus

John the Baptist had fulfilled his primary role in the drama of salvation. He had...

November 2025

November 23, 2025

Embracing Peace: A Call To Unity And Healing

Christ is the prince of peace. “For to us a child is born, to us...

November 02, 2025

The Vague And The Profound

Not everything given to us in revelation is meant to be easily understood. There are...

October 2025

October 22, 2025

Are We Making Excuses To Ignore The Poor?

Many Christians, after reading or hearing that Jesus said, “For you always have the poor...

September 2025

September 14, 2025

The Cross, A Paradoxical Sign of Victory

The Christian faith looks to Jesus on the cross, and with it, shows the world...

August 2025

August 10, 2025

Learning From Jesus: Cultivating Peace Through Silence

All of us need time with others, time with our community, but also time to...

June 2025

June 01, 2025

The Quest For The Words To Express Faith in Jesus

“And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus...

May 2025

May 29, 2025

Jesus’s Ascension: Bridging Heaven And Earth

It could be said that the final act of Jesus’s temporal ministry was not his...

May 25, 2025

How Are We Like The Man Born Blind?

We are born in this world with a kind of spiritual blindness; that is, we...

May 08, 2025

Food And Christ: The Intuition Of A Vegetarian

I’m a vegetarian. While I often tell people the reason why I became vegetarian was...

April 2025

April 17, 2025

The Eucharist: Bridging Symbolism And Reality

Too many people have an overly-physical conception of the eucharist, and because of it, they...

April 13, 2025

Testing To See If We Truly Are Following Christ As King

It’s easy to shout, Jesus, or Christ, is king. It is another thing to live...

January 2025

January 12, 2025

Finding Our Purpose: Self-Discovery Through Christ

We must not neglect our own good, which means, we must take reasonable care of...

December 2024

December 22, 2024

The Extended Family: Humanity’s Shared Journey

Family is important. Even when we are raised up in and by a bad family,...

December 15, 2024

Called To The Feast

Jesus calls everyone to the eschatological banquet feast; he wants everyone to partake of him...

December 01, 2024

The Jesus Prayer

The Jesus prayer, one of the more important meditative prayers of the Christian tradition, used...

November 2024

November 21, 2024

Judas : Apostle, Friend, And Lover Of Christ

While we tend to think of Judas in hindsight, that is, as the one who...

November 18, 2024

The Purpose Of Communion

Too many Catholics misunderstand the eucharist, not because they reject the real presence, but because...

June 2024

June 16, 2024

Slaves To Righteousness?

If we pay attention, Paul warns us against reading what he wrote in an overly-literal...

May 2024

May 09, 2024

The Eschatological Revelation Of The Ascension

Christ, in himself, gives us God’s ultimate self- revelation; in and through him, in and...

April 2024

April 28, 2024

Everyone Is Called To Christ’s Spiritual Well

In light of the resurrection, the Byzantine tradition reminds us of Christ’s universal charity. It...

April 21, 2024

We Should Help Those Suffering From Spiritual Paralysis

Jesus brings salvation wherever he is at. “Wherever Jesus appears, there is salvation. If He...

April 14, 2024

Jesus Gave Authority And A Voice To The Myrrh-Bearing Women

While the various Gospels might give slightly different details, they agree that many of his...

March 2024

March 29, 2024

The Victory of Love On The Cross

The cross. It had come to this. It was always coming to this, ever since...

March 24, 2024

We Should Not Try To Manipulate Jesus

While it might often be difficult, because of the trials and tribulations of life, including...

December 2023

December 17, 2023

Christ Calls All To Glory

Christ came into the world to make it, and everyone in it, better. He does...

November 2023

November 12, 2023

The Peace Of Christ

The incarnation works to unite humanity as one, a unity God intended humanity to have...

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