“I thirst” is the shortest phrase of the Lord’s last words (Jn 19:28). Short though it may be, it contains unsearchable depths. The Lord was telling of his physical thirst on a first and properly literal level. The physical thirst of the Lord was no trivial detail in the Passion story but was foretold in…
When God gives us sanctifying grace in baptism, what he gives us is a share in his own divine life. The spirit of God is poured into our hearts (cf. Rom 5:5). The Spirit, in turn, forms our hearts into a likeness of the eternal Son (cf. 2 Cor 3:18). Yet, all of this takes…
The heart of the Father is rich in mercy, and he is now calling every human being to a change of heart. “Repent!” was the first word out of the Lord’s mouth in his public preaching, “and believe in the Gospel” (Mt 4:17; Mk 1:15). The Gospel is the happy announcement that the good God…