Like many of you, I awoke this morning to the news that Pope Francis has gone to our Heavenly Father. My heart is very heavy at this loss, as I am sure is the case for all who feel the…
Jesus came and preached the Kingdom of God. I don’t think that we truly appreciate how utterly radical this Kingdom is. The word that is used in the Gospels for Kingdom is “Basileia.” The “Basileia” of God was very different…
Since my childhood, I’ve loved high resolution photographs of deep-sky nebula, those luminescent clouds of dust and gas in space of which such beautiful photographs can be taken, given enough time and patience and the right equipment. These can be…
Human beings are said to be made in the Image and Likeness of God. We are different than the beasts in that we have reason and free will, which also gives us the ability to love. God infuses this image…
We have now started the Holy Season of Lent. This past Sunday, we heard from the Gospel of Luke about Jesus being tempted by Satan three times in the desert. As will all of the Gospel stories, there is so…
The coming of Jesus is the most important and the most wonderful thing that has ever happened in human history. How does a human being respond to a thing like that? Consider: God becomes human (Jesus) to show his love…