Suffering from a lighter than air literary sense, I seldom take on the weightier issues for fear of being punched by my own punchlines. In spite of this trepidation, at the behest of the 3rd person of the subject of this scratching, here is my encounter with the 3 in 1, hoping that I won’t have to pay thrice in eternity.
Invisible Apostle or Ascending Jesus? And if the Ascension is invisible (at least on Thursday) does that make Matthias manifest?
I have a little arrangement with the Trinity. They propose; I say nos. I am trying to be less trying to the eye in the sky, but I’m a hard nut who’s cracked
Here’s the favorite whipping boy of the new covenant, who checked out scripturally before anyone could apply Jesus’ enemy loving philosophy to him. So can we, in good conscience still continue the whipping?
The place where Divinity hits the ground running, and we sing out our joy and ring out our bells…
This is an unedited excerpt from a journal I wrote while on retreat in November 2013. It is an example of how being removed from the material distractions made me look at what props me up from day to day.
In our imperfection God wants us to come to Him, to believe in Him, to interact with Him, and ultimately to allow the transforming power of His love to make us what were meant to be.
Focusing on the sorrows of Our Lady today, let us recognize how we impact our loved ones and friends when we fail to show them the Jesus within us. And let us remember that when they do the same.
An ancient instrument of execution used by a brutal and oppressive regime is exalted today as a symbol of humankind’s liberation from the power of evil. Nobody who attended this momentous event two millennia ago (except the guest of dishonor) quite understood that. Or was there someone on hand with an inkling?
