Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Take…All…Eat…Given…Drink…New…Eternal…Covenant…Shed… Do This…Memory…Me These are some of the key action words of Jesus that we priests have the profound honor of saying during the Consecration of every celebration of the Eucharist. I firmly believe in the Eucharist as a verb as much, if not more, than […]
Holy Trinity God is a mover, always in motion through and in our lives. The first great movement of God was into life. God moved into all life by creative, eternal love. God was the first mover, instigating all life, and that first movement is often called FATHER. The second great movement of God was,
Pentecost There are almost as many stories of the Holy Spirit in scripture as there are in our ongoing lives. Going back to the Old Testament, we hear from 1 Samuel 16:13 that the prophet Samuel was sent by God to Jesse’s home in Bethlehem. The story says, “…and the spirit of the Lord rushed
Ascension The Ascension of Jesus into heaven is mentioned several times in scripture, even by Jesus himself. For example, in the Gospel of John (3:13) he says, “No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven.” And (20:17) after his Resurrection to Mary of Magdala, “Do not hold on to me, for
Love How many songs celebrate the elation of love, the drama of love, the joy and triumph of love? How many others extol the heartache, the sorrow, the tragedy and messiness of love? How many movies depict the complexity, tenderness, intimacy and downright craziness of love? I believe the many variations are rooted in the
