As New Testament Christians we hope for right relationship with God eternal life with God and the full coming of God rsquo s kingdom The ground of our hope is Jesus especially as the risen one Nevertheless in our everyday lives we sometimes may lose hope perhaps not about ultimate realities bu

Today we rejoin the Sunday cycle of Ordinary Time only to encounter the verses that form the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount To appreciate this conclusion it may be helpful first to look back at the sermon as a whole With the Beatitudes Jesus sketches the values and attitudes needed to ent

In the biblical tradition meals were important occasions rich in symbolism It was customary to ratify agreements or covenants at meals and the sacrifices offered in the temple often involved meals The figure of Wisdom invites those in search of wisdom to her banquet Jews in Jesus rsquo time pic

Today we celebrate the feast often called by the Latin name Corpus Christi ldquo the body of Christ rdquo As Paul suggests in 1 Corinthians 10 this term can have two meanings the body of Christ that we share in the Eucharist and the body of Christ that we form as the community of believers un

Who is God for you That is a question to stop a conversation or empty a room even of learned and devout Christians It is at once a very personal question since we each experience God in a unique way and a very broad one The phrase ldquo for you rdquo is important since the God whom we Chris

The word ldquo Pentecost rdquo derives from the Greek word for ldquo fifty rdquo It marks 50 days after Passover on the Jewish calendar and 50 days after Easter on the Christian calendar Among Jews it is known as Shebuot or ldquo Weeks rdquo and celebrates the giving of the Law to Moses on M