I have thought of the Transfiguration as a gift of Jesus to Peter, James and John. Life had been pretty good for them thus far; miracles in abundance, attention was being paid to the poor, to the not-so-important. But life was going to get challenging and very...
Every writer knows the power of active voice. The power of prose written in active voice carries life. It moves the action forward. It engenders engagement. Today, the Church raises up for us the image of Jesus the Good Shepherd. We are no longer in Holy Week and...
In the Book of Sirach, we hear God saying that he “sets before you fire and water to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand.” In this case, choosing the water is following God’s way. By stretching forth your hand into the fire, which is not...
The spotlight on this Sunday ’s Gospel is upon the virtue of humility. We know what the Gospel says about this virtue: seek the last place! But, if we ponder a worldview, what do we observe about this good act of not putting oneself first in actual practice? Luke...
Flickr: Seetheholyland.net On a recent Sunday, the Gospel reading picked up right after two disciples returned to Jerusalem to tell an amazing story. The trip they had taken on the road to Emmaus had more precisely been on the road to a revelation, one that...
