One of the most difficult things for Western Christians to grasp is the reality of the miraculous which infuses the whole of the New Testament We labor more than we know under the assumptions of a world that is a closed empirical system from which God is absent Rudolf Bultmann the great 20th-

But we had hoped he was the one to redeem Israel rdquo There it is in a short summary sentence the end of their hope When hope is placed in the past tense it is over You get up share a last word and embrace with your friends dust yourself off and begin to walk home The Greek tense of the v

Palm Sunday of the Passion of our Lord (C), March 24, 2013

Fifth Sunday of Lent (C), March 17, 2013

Fourth Sunday of Lent (C), March 10, 2013

Entering into the Catholic Church as an adult as many are preparing to do during this Lenten season is a movement of faith that takes time Candidates often wonder if this is the ldquo right rdquo time or the ldquo best rdquo time As they celebrate the scrutiny rites on this Third Sunday of L