Lead in: The liturgical seasons of the 40 days of Lent and the 50 days of Easter complete the story of the life, death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus into heaven, culminating with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to continue his work among us. Our lives have a...

Lead in: “Whoever loves me…and my Father…we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.” John 14:23 We open ourselves to God’s indwelling in us by observing the two great commandments, love of God and love of neighbor. They are, in effect, two sides of the same...

Lead in: “I will be with you only a little while longer.” Of the people who come into our lives, some will remain for a lifetime and others for just a season. Whether for a lifetime or for a season, both have come into our lives for a reason. This was true for Jesus...

Lead in: In John 10, Jesus identifies himself as the Good Shepherd. The good shepherd knows his sheep and will do whatever it takes to assure them that not one of them will perish. Such is God’s tender love for us. With Jesus as our good shepherd who walks with us, we...

Lead in: The Risen Christ had a way of surprising people with his unexpected presence. He surprised the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The disciples recognized Christ at table in the breaking of the bread. And then in a flash, he was gone. The Risen Christ came...

Lead in: The disciples remembered Jesus when he was with them walking the dusty roads ofGalilee. In John 20:19, the Risen Christ appears to the disciples through locked doors and breathes on them the Holy Spirit. We might think them the lucky ones because they had...

Lead in: The story of that first Easter is familiar to us. On seeing that the tomb was empty, Mary Magdala runs back to tell the disciples. Peter and John immediately take off toward the tomb. Running neck and neck, John pulls away from the huffing Peter and arrives...

Lead in: The four Gospels agree on the major points of Jesus’ passion and death but bring different perspectives. This implies that though the authors of the four Gospels narrate the same story of Jesus’ passion, each emphasizes their own unique perspective.  The same...

Lead in: Faith tells us that what Jesus did for Lazarus, raising him from the dead, is what he will do for us.  On the last day, we will be raised up to new life. For that reason, faith tells us that at death, life is changed but not ended. This is not wishful...

Lead in: With my impaired vision, I don’t see that well. Even so, I get used to thinking that what I do see is all of reality. But every once in a while, people point out things that they can see that I can’t. Like the moose at the side of the road that I missed but...