Up until now, I never thought about “how” Jesus shared his news with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
I never paid attention to the “how” he shared the good news in each of the appearances after his resurrection.
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Pay It Forward Sunday – What? Divine Mercy!
“Pay It Forward.” The lead line in the movie was, “When someone does you a good deed, don’t pay it back; pay it forward.”
Isn’t that what Jesus meant when he said “Do this in memory of me!”
Are There Any Roads You Have Not Taken?
Today I ask are there any roads you didn’t take… or maybe not follow far enough?
Do we sometimes keep Jesus in the tombs of our hearts?
Clocks Versus the Time In Our Heads
Can Lent be a time for breaking out of our routine and discovering something new about the meaning of “Our Father?
A “We” Virus?
Is our working understanding of “Our Father” too small?
Does our understanding of “Our Father” stop at the borders of our immediate family… or our country?
Luke’s Gospel – Trees or Forest?
Each Evangelist tells the Good News with a twist. They function much like any good pastor or counselor. They tell stories they think will help listeners with their current struggles.
Lent – Call to Change Our Way of Thinking
If we wake up to the good news of the love God has for us is all around us, we want to tell the good news about how we are loved by loving others as God loves us. And so we live according to this new way of thinking. If we wake up to the good news of the love God has for us is all around us, we want to tell the good news about how we are loved by loving others as God loves us. And so we live according to this new way of thinking.
Mary’s Magnificat and God’s Dangerous Dream
For the third and final reflection “Mary – Mother of the Church” teaches us to go beyond our self-centered dreams to God’s dream for us as sisters and brothers.
Mothers and Mary – Model For Us As Church
We believe we are the body of Christ. Mary models for us how to be present in both the joyful and painful experiences Christ experiences in us as his Body TODAY.
How My Idea of Lent Has Changed
How has your idea of Lent changed? Instead of giving something up I now see as a time to wake up and grow up to an image of God’s love in the world today.
Lourdes and the Common Extremism of the Saints
Jesus rightly earned the title of extremist. Washing the feet of his followers could certainly be called an extreme. Giving his life to demonstrate what it means to love everyone… even those who had murderous hatred for him.
Please Don’t Feed the Trolls
Pope Francis and even Jesus got trolled. What can we learn from them about handling trolls?
A Transforming Surprise – Encounter With Jesus
Jesus’ disciples experienced a transforming surprise.
God does not come to us in the way we want God to come. God comes to us in the ordinariness of our daily lives… if we open our eyes to see and hear, especially the cries of the poor… we will see God.