Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy. These words might well sum up the mystery of the Christian faith. Mercy has become living and visible in Jesus of Nazareth, reaching its culmination in him. The Father, “rich in mercy” (Eph 2:4), after having revealed his name to Moses as “a God merciful and gracious,…
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Read More“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Mt 5:8)” The organ for seeing God is the heart. The intellect alone is not enough. … The ascent to God occurs precisely in the descent of humble service, in the descent of love, for love is God’s essence, and is thus the power…
Read MoreThe heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. -Psalm 19:1- NASA released this video of our closest galactic neighbor. Pretty startling how small we are in comparison to the cosmos. It’s also pretty startling that the God of the Universe sent his Son to redeem us on this tiny…
Read MoreThis. –> 11 of the most annoying things to say to a theology major. — H/T Maria Johnson, boon companion to this theology geek and all my geekery.
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Belief in the true Incarnation of the Son of God is the distinctive sign of Christian faith.” (CCC, 463) As Catholics, we profess our belief in the Incarnation in the Nicene Creed: Jesus Christ “came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” The Incarnation is…
Read MoreHow do we wait for God? We wait with patience. But patience does not mean passivity. Waiting patiently is not like waiting for the bus to come, the rain to stop, or the sun to rise. It is an active waiting in which we live the present moment to the full in order to find…
Read MoreA few years ago I was on holiday in Scotland and saw an amazing sight: thousands of wild salmon in a river, swimming upstream, racing ahead, jumping in the air to get past rocks and over the boulders. Salmon, I am told, lay their eggs upstream, and once hatched, the new salmon swim down to the…
Read MoreLet your heart be moved by this two minute witness.
Read MoreOne for the mothers of children… Lyrics here.
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Here it’s coffee and conversation, and where the faith-sharing is often a friendly mix of catechesis and cannoli. It’s a place where we can catch up…
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