This should cause us to have confidence to scrutinize our lives, to see what remains as obstacles to full faith in Christ Jesus, then allow his love and mercy to overwhelm and envelop us.
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A ‘Pentecost Church’ — our inner life of the Spirit comes from the Spirit of God
When we listen attentively to these scriptures today, we hear the wonders of the Spirit of God as forgiveness abounds, tongues are loosened, understanding and proclaiming is everywhere, and people’s hearts and souls and lives go through profound conversion.
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The dance goes on
But we also note that some will prefer not to dance. The won’t look and see, and they will not listen and hear.
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There are many ways to know
Or to say it another way — there are many ways to know. Some know with the mind, but have little connection to the heart. Some know and believe fully with the heart, but do not understand, or even have a confused or erroneous understanding.
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Resurrection would never really have meaning without death, entombment
A reflection on the daily readings, for Holy Saturday, at the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter, by Father Perry. By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor + On a “skull-shaped” hill appropriately named Golgotha (“skull” in Aramaic), Jesus […]
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Embrace the darkness
Light and darkness — opposites, and yet inextricably connected to one another. Once the dawn appears, the daylight grows stronger and stronger until it is brilliant. And in the daylight, one can work and play and perform and affect so much for one’s self and for others.
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This Holy Week is our week
The forbidden, Lenten “A” word returns in all its glory at the Easter Vigil, and will be our Easter Song!
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Like Jesus, are we capable of and open to emptying ourselves?
Let us do Lent so we can do Easter and be renewed as disciples of Jesus Christ!
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Let the journey begin
Are we ready? Are we willing? Are we open?
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We give thanks for all who discover the invisible God
But in Jesus the Christ, who was clearly visible in his human nature, we experience God, the word made flesh — not only as visible in himself, but also making the invisible God very much visible to our eyes.
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