In 2015, Sony Films released “War Room,” which became the seventh highest grossing Christian film despite very mixed reviews. The film centers around the Jordan family, a seemingly “happy” family.
Sunday Scriptures
We Experience Jesus Living Among Us in the Church
This week’s Gospel is very similar to the Gospel we heard last week on Divine Mercy Sunday.
Christ Did Not Rise to Condemn but to Inspire
As any teacher can attest, you can always tell when a student is guilty of some infraction. Few, if any, are capable of not wearing the word “guilt” on their facial expressions.
Celebrating the Realness of Christ’s Resurrection
I have to admit that I am not a big fan of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the musical. Perhaps it is my own personal inclinations, my own disposition, but something about Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “rock opera musical” I really don’t like.
Our Task Is Not to Be Liked, But to Be Christ to All
When I was leaving my very first priestly assignment as a young parochial vicar, I was, naturally enough, very sad.
Be Saved Through the Eucharist and Penance
On this fifth Sunday of Lent, we read from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah. Our loving and just God speaks, through the prophet, about the nature of the Covenant.
The Lord Wants to Talk To You; Will You Be Attentive?
This third chapter of the Gospel of John is a curious one. In it, we have the Lord’s dialogue with Nicodemus. They meet at night. You might note that this dialogue quickly becomes a monologue between Nicodemus and Jesus quite soon after it begins.
Understanding St. John’s ‘Maverick Gospel’
You might notice that in this “Year B” cycle of our lectionary, which is dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel according to St. Mark, we are now reading from another Gospel altogether, that of St. John.
‘It Is Good That We Are Here,’ As Peter Said
For those of you who have made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, one of the most important places to visit and to pray at is
Mount Tabor.
Lent Means More Now Than It Ever Did Before
As a kid growing up, I never looked forward to the season of Lent. In preparing for these 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, my family would constantly ask me, “What are you giving up for Lent?”