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
Jesus Proceeds through Jerusalem
James Tissot (1836-1902)[1], The Procession in the Streets of Jerusalem (1886-1894) in the Brooklyn Museum Poem XXXII[2] - by Emily Dickinson[3]Hope[4] is the thing with feathers That … [Read more...] about Jesus Proceeds through Jerusalem
The Raising of Lazarus
Juan de Flandes (d. 1519)[1], The Raising of Lazarus (c. 1514-1519) in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain Poem “Quietness”[2] by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273)[3] Inside this new … [Read more...] about The Raising of Lazarus
Jesus and a Man Born Blind
Vassily Surikov (1848-1916)[1], Healing of the Man Born Blind by Jesus Christ (1888) in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Imperial Academy of Arts of the Russian Empire.[2] Poem “Listening”[3] by … [Read more...] about Jesus and a Man Born Blind
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
James Tissot (1836-1902)[1] – The Woman of Samaria at the Well (1886-1894) at the Brooklyn Museum The First Commandment of Fiction has mutated from “write what you know” to “stay in your lane.” … [Read more...] about Jesus and the Woman of Samaria