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On the nature of power
Mehmet Ali Ağca was a member of the Grey Wolves, an Islamic extremist group. On the group’s orders, Ağca assassinated… Read More
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“Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?”
These words of Jesus to his disciples in today’s Gospel come to us at an important moment in our journey… Read More
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Christianity is incomplete without the Eucharist
Resurrection. Ascension. Pentecost. Trinity. This is the movement of God’s action—each event leading to the next, each revealing who God… Read More
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God is Trinity – why knowing this matters
Last week I focused on the words “through Him, with Him, and in Him” that we hear at the end… Read More
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Pentecost – Through, With, In
At every Mass, at the conclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer, the priest prays: “Through Him, and with Him, and in… Read More
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Jesus the ἰχθύς (fish)
During Lent, we reflect on our personal need for transformation through Jesus. But during Easter, our gaze widens. We look… Read More
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Why I believe in the resurrection
He saw and believed… Do you believe? Today, Easter Sunday, 2.4 billion Christians which make up about 30% of world’s… Read More
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Suffering? Don’t resist…
Yesterday God’s love was revealed to us in remembering how Jesus placed himself under our feet in loving service. He… Read More
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Why Jesus washes their feet.
Every year I understand more deeply the significance of Holy Thursday and what happened to me 20 years ago. For… Read More
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How do we deal with evil people?
The Old Testament law that refers to this case of adultery in the gospel is found in Leviticus chapter 20;… Read More
