April 17, 2017
New Life
The resurrection of Jesus is not simply a pledge of a new life in the future, but rather an affirmation that the new life Jesus has promised has already begun. St. Paul once urged the new Christians in Corinth to allow God to be “everything in all of you.” The resurrection of Jesus shows the type of life toward which God’s grace and mercy will always lead each of us—if we allow that.
Mother Teresa: From Holy Life to Eternal Life
One of the mainstays of Mother Teresa’s spirituality was a willingness to suffer in the service of others, to share their material poverty and, as she eventually came to believe, Christ’s passion. But in the final decade of her life, ...
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Body and Earth: Reclaiming the Connection
All good work should connect us—bodies and souls, creatures and creation.
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The Eucharist: An Ongoing Sacrament
The Eucharist is a social event, but it is also much, much more. And the “more” is what makes it a sacred meal and a sacrament. Because there are rituals, definite roles, and set formulas, the meal motif can sometimes ...
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