Whenever we have the reading from the Book of Exodus in which Moses encounters the Lord in the burning bush, I am immediately put in mind of the Church in which I am celebrating the Eucharist.
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Interpersonal (Mark 8:22-26)
Several commentators use the word “intimate” to describe the incident in Mark’s gospel of Jesus healing the blind man. There’s a lot of physical touching involved.
A Vincentian View: The Lessons of the Transfiguration
In 2002, Pope John Paul II gave the Church the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary—the so/called Mysteries of Light. One of these mysteries is the Transfiguration.
Gospel Styles (Luke 2:22-40)
Have you ever thought of yourself as an evangelizer? There are different ways and styles of being an evangelist.
Spirit Prompts (John 1: 29-34)
The Spirit of God is always moving through creation and through human hearts. But there are things we can do which make us more receptive to those movements.
Solid Saving Symbols (Acts 10:37; Mt 3:17)
As all of us know, to say that something is symbolic is to claim that some reality, the symbol, carries inside itself much more than what appears on its surface.
Adding to the Scene (Lk 2:1-14)
Imaginatively placing resolutions and actions around the manger is a prayer exercise that can draw us closer into what is happening there.
Through the Veil (Isaiah 11; Hebrews 6)
Much of life, is spent waiting — and Advent is the time of hopeful waiting.
The King’s View
When this King is exercising his Kingship where does he stand and what does he see?
The Core Belief (Lk 20:27-38)
Developmental psychologists point to a foundational experience in the life of a child whose effects ripple through the rest of life.
“Nudges” (Luke 19:1-10)
…You feel an impulse to do something connected with faith – and you pursue it.
Catching the Meaning (Lk 17:11-19)
There’s a nugget of wisdom that goes, “He had the experience, but missed the meaning.”
