Kingdom of priests
The words God speaks to Israel in today's First Reading are intended for us, as well. The Church is the fulfillment of God's covenant promises to Israel -- a kingdom of priests and a holy nation ...
Word of the 'living Father'
The Eucharist is given to us as a challenge and a promise. That's how Jesus presents it in today's Gospel. He doesn't make it easy for those who hear Him. They are repulsed and offended ...
How God loves
We often begin Mass with the prayer from today's Epistle: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you." We praise the God who ...
A mighty wind
The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history. The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to Jerusalem to celebrate their birth ...
Knowing God
Jesus has been taken up into heaven as we begin today's First Reading. His disciples -- including the Apostles and Mary -- return to the upper room where He celebrated the Last Supper (see Luke 22:12). There, ...
Alive in the Spirit
Jesus will not leave us alone. He won't make us children of God in baptism only to leave us "orphans," He assures us in today's Gospel (see Romans 8:14-17). He asks the Father to give us His ...
Building his house
By His death, Resurrection, and Ascension, Jesus has gone ahead to prepare a place for us in His Father's house. His Father's house is no longer a temple made by human hands. It is the spiritual ...
What are we to do?
Easter's empty tomb is a call to conversion. By this tomb, we should know for certain that God has made Jesus both Lord and Messiah, as Peter preaches in today's First Reading. He is the ...
