Jesus’ Easter and Ours
Sunday, April 12th, 2009 Posted in photo, writing | Comments Off on Jesus’ Easter and OursIn the Resurrection, Jesus broke through to a fullness of life that none of us has experienced. What we know about the risen Jesus, however, can tell us what awaits us. First of all, matter, which can often act as factor ...
Expectations and Rejection (Palm Sunday)
Sunday, April 5th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Expectations and Rejection (Palm Sunday)On Palm Sunday, the people of Jerusalem greeted Jesus with enthusiasm. Five days later they demanded his execution. How can we account for such a turnaround? I think the explanation lies in the fact that on Sunday the people weren’t really ...
“We’d Like to See Jesus” (Lent 5)
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on “We’d Like to See Jesus” (Lent 5)That’s what some Greeks said to the apostles, as related in the gospel reading for the fifth Sunday of Lent. They may have been the first to voice the desire to see Jesus, but they certainly haven’t been the last. Isn’t ...
Preferring the Darkness (Lent 4)
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Preferring the Darkness (Lent 4)When I was a kid, I loved summer nights when the temperature finally went below 90 degrees, a breeze came up, and light from old style streetlights filtered through the leaves of the elm trees on our block. Such nights ...
Cleaning the Temple (Lent 3)
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Cleaning the Temple (Lent 3)It wasn’t about the doves or the sheep or even the money as such, Jesus’ driving out the sellers from the Temple. It was about restoring the understanding of what the Temple was --- a place where the people would ...
