The verb assume has several meanings Its primary meaning is take up which is precisely the sense intended in today s celebration of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary As we pray in the Preface to the Eucharistic Prayer Today the virgin Mother of God was taken up into heaven We ce

Jesus parable of the Good Samaritan is challenging on many levels James DiGiacomo s entry July 11 effectively highlights the provocative quality of Jesus decision to make a despised Samaritan the hero of his story I want to focus here on how Jesus turns the lawyer s question--Who is m

The apostle Thomas is best known for his stubborn refusal without further empirical evidence to believe in the resurrection of Jesus Perhaps because he is my patron saint I have always been dismayed--and admittedly defensive--about the moniker Doubting Thomas What follows is a playful midras

Wading into the deep waters of Trinitarian reflection is always risky especially for folks like me who don t know how to swim The problem of course is not God s it is our inability to take it all in But the Feast of the Holy Trinity invites us consider how much God desires that we rec