Jesus uses the expression “at hand,” as in “the Kingdom of God is at hand.” It’s a phrase meaning just around the corner, immanent, right over the horizon.
McKenna
THE Question (Mt 16: 13-19)
There are questions and there are QUESTIONS. How about the life-altering one Jesus puts to Peter in Matthew’s gospel?
Three Words
Some time ago I came upon what you might call a “3 Preposition Formula” that aimed to provide a framework for understanding something of the mystery of our Trinitarian God, our “3-personned” God.
Partnering For the Gospel
A homily preached to a group of retired Vincentians gathered for daily Eucharist in their Philadelphia Infirmary.
Mutual Correctives (Psalm 85)
A helpful distinction I once heard — that between contradictions and correlations.
Gospel Eyes and Ears (Mark 12)
Much is revealed about a person by observing what he or she notices. And that’s because what one spots is in large part determined by what that person values more and appreciates less.
Vincentian Eyes (Luke 12)
An often-cited quote from Dale Carnegie: “Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”
Gospel Steadiness (Luke 24)
Anyone who regularly prays the rosary knows the experience of repetition. In the course of fingering the beads through five decades, you’ll have recited the same prayer, the Hail Mary, over 50 times.
Children And The Kingdom (Matthew 19:14)
Jesus’ frequent mention of children can shed light on the nature of this Kingdom He speaks about, the Kingdom of his dear Father.
The Sacrificing Seed (John 12:24-26)
In John’s gospel, to shed light on the meaning of his upcoming death, Jesus employs the image of a grain of wheat.
Modeling Virtue
One of the occupational hazards of people who study religion and theology is to equate ideas with the force behind them.
All Creation, Praise God (Mt 6:26-30)
In many different instances, Jesus shows awareness of a world wider than the human one.
