The Lord has risen indeed! Luke 24:13 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, Luke 24:14 and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. Luke 24:15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and…
When the temple veil was ripped open, this incredible truth was revealed, writes Fr Ron Rolheiser There are many haunting lines in the passion narratives. Who is not stirred in the soul when the passion story is read aloud in church and we come to the part where Jesus takes his last breath and there’s…
Did you know that your home is holy? It might not feel like it sometimes, but similar to the way God transforms common bread and wine into his precious body and blood, God uses sacramental grace to transform your messy family life into a ‘domestic church’. This is a truly sacred place where you are…
As Catholics, authority and revelation are obtained through reading sacred scripture, partaking in the blessed sacraments and putting our complete faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation and grace are poured out in abundance through our faith which is expressed in charity and expanded and increased through the Mass and the Eucharist. The moral teachings of the…
This week, I conclude the triduum of reflections on saints who were centrally involved in the events of Jesus’s death and resurrection. This week we focus on St John, also known as the Beloved Disciple. This term was not given to John by anyone but himself in the Gospel that bears his name. John is…
Readings: * Acts 2:42-47 * 1 Peter 1:3-9 * John 20:19-31 The Sunday Gospel There are moments in the Gospel when everything quietly shifts—when the familiar world of the disciples is overturned by an event so decisive that it can no longer be ignored. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is such a moment.…
John 20:19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” John 20:20 After he said this, he showed them his…
Easter Sunday is the Church’s greatest feast day – a day in which we celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. It is the “feast of feasts” and the “solemnity of solemnities.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “Beginning with the Easter Triduum as its source of light, the new age of the Resurrection…
“The Christian life is not meant to be lived alone,” writes Fr Barry White When Friends premiered in 1994, with The Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There for You,” it captured a recognisable season of life. At its centre are six flawed, funny friends—Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, and Joey—growing into adulthood together. The series is less…
Shortly after my ordination, doing replacement work in a parish, I found myself in a rectory with a saintly old priest. He was over eighty, nearly blind, but widely sought out and respected. One night, alone with him, I asked him this question: “If you had your priesthood to live over again, would you do…
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
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