The Trinity is a response by Christians to the rich mystery of the Divine How to begin to approach it nbsp Four quotes from Elizabeth Johnson rsquo s Quest for the Living God Mapping Frontiers of Theology 202-03 ldquo The experience of salvation coming from God through Jesus in the power of

In the first reading from Acts of the Apostles Peter mdash interpreting his experience with Gentile Cornelius and the extraordinary vision of the sheet of unclean animals mdash announces ldquo Truly I see that God shows no partiality nbsp Rather in every nation whoever fears God and acts uprigh

In many of the post-Easter readings speakers today Peter Jesus reach back into the tradition in which they are rooted in order to make sense of the fresh events nbsp Our way of saying that is that they re-view Old Testament tradition while gripped by what they have just experienced at Easter

How to get value from our past negative experiences and move on with insight and energy can be difficult and it rsquo s addressed by these readings nbsp Before the exile of Judah Israel culminating in the early sixth century B C E with return beginning around 530 or so it sounds as if the pro

The first reading provides the ten commandments still familiar to many who will hear the passage nbsp Unless the shorter Lectionary option is chosen please not it is evident at once how uneven is the attention or space given to the various commandments nbsp The ldquo firstborn rdquo gets t

These readings about leprosy or some skin eruption are particularly challenging since we both think we know about such things and do but also may miss a good deal of what is under discussion in both narratives Both stories assume and maintain the importance of a system which includes skin dise

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B All the readings show pairs of galvanizing moments Jonah s choice to preach preceded by a refusal the Ninevites decision to turn to God and amend their evil ways Paul s reversal to preach instead of persecute Jesus the Corinthians challenge to

All the readings anticipate something present but not tangibly so--even something powerfully active though not sensed in the ordinary ways The Isaiah voice Mary in the canticle response Paul in the second reading and John the Baptist in the Gospel all address hearers their original partners and

Every scrap of Scripture in today s liturgy contributes to making two points actually one blended assertion The Lamb is slain and God did not intervene to stop that scandalous deed And God s flock suffers at the hands of shepherds who abuse it and profit from that abuse and though God does

I want to thread this small reflection through the response to the psalm on All Saints Day Lord this is the people that longs to see your face The question emerging is how much we long for this experience how deep is our active desire for it both as individuals and as a Christian people Wh