Tom Hoopes“For freedom Christ set us free,” St. Paul said. It’s true: But the readings give us a picture of freedom redefines our ideas about what makes us free.
Tag: Sunday Readings
Worthily receiving communion says you willing to die with Jesus, Church Fathers say — and receiving it unworthily says you are willing to kill Jesus.
God is the Trinity, and God made us in his image. What does that mean for us? And how does it tell us what we should do?
Our gestures at each Mass show how the Holy Spirit configures our bodies to Christ’s. So do our actions every day of our lives.
Images showing Jesus floating into heaven on clouds can seem strange. But it would have been stranger if he never left.
It is not a metaphor: You have joined the family of the Trinity. The Church is all-too-real, too. But wait and see where it ends …
To imitate the love of Jesus in Sunday’s Gospel, prefer God’s will to your best friends’ friendship. To imitate the love of St. Paul, reject the pagan ways that are popular today …
When Jesus said he was the Good Shepherd, they brooded over his words for months then tried to stone him. Why?
Go get your journal from the retreat where you promised him everything. Jesus wants you to know that he has not forgotten … and that he will help you get it done.
Just as we can see the Last Supper at each Mass, we see the Divine Mercy resurrection story in each confession.