Hope at the Tomb of Christ As Lent comes to a close, and we look forward to Easter, we cling to the promise of the Resurrection, and Jesus’ message of hope for all people. And yet, when many of … [Read more...] about The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 6
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The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 5
Hopelessness and Judas Iscariot As our Lenten journey brings us closer to Good Friday, we must wrestle with the ugliness of the betrayal of Judas Iscariot. How could someone who had the privilege … [Read more...] about The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 5
The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 4
Hope and the Rich Fool In the world of social media, it is common for people to post photos of themselves traveling to exotic locations, eating a lavish meal, or doing something exciting along … [Read more...] about The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 4
The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 3
Hope and the Rich Young Ruler If we were asked to envision in our minds an image of someone who was hopeless, most of us would picture a person with slumped shoulders, a sad frown, and a … [Read more...] about The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 3
The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 2
Hope in the Storm at Sea Somewhere along the road, our culture’s understanding of the concept of “hope” has gotten badly muddled. If you do a Google search of the word “hope” you’ll find many … [Read more...] about The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 2
The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 1
Hope in the House of Martha & Mary The English Cardinal Basil Hume once famously said, “the great gift of Easter is hope.” But as we enter the Easter season of 2023, hope can feel … [Read more...] about The Lenten Meditations 2023, Week 1
The Advent Meditations – Week 4
Dad A Thought I have searched the Gospels for evidence of the influence of his parents on his life: the way he handled himself, the way he responded to people and things, the way he set his … [Read more...] about The Advent Meditations – Week 4
The Advent Meditations – Week 3
Arise, My Friend, and Come A Thought Both John the Baptist and Jesus were especially allergic[1] to the presence of hypocrisy. We might then find it valuable for us to think about this in this … [Read more...] about The Advent Meditations – Week 3
The Advent Meditations – Week 2
"Listen, and You Will Live" Matthew 11: 11 Amen, I [Jesus] say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist.[2] Pope Francis, “A Homily on Holy … [Read more...] about The Advent Meditations – Week 2
The Advent Meditations – Week 1
"Imagination as the Healer" Marilynne Robinson (b. 1943) – “I have spent my life watching, not to see beyond the world, merely to see, great mystery, what is plainly before my eyes. I think the … [Read more...] about The Advent Meditations – Week 1