The readings for today’s celebration of the great feast of Christ the Kings speak to us of the Lord’s sovereign rule over all time and space. But they also speak about the places of muddle and difficulty. This is where this majesty is revealed. In the Gospel we see Jesus indiscussion with Pontius Pilate, the […]
In the Creed, we pray, “He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His kingdom will have no end.†Later we pray, “I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.†It is these beliefs that we profess in today’s readings.
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When famine come upon Israel, a widow finds herself down to her last handful of flour. She and her son are facing a certain death. As she prepares to make their final meal she finds a man of God wanting to sit at her table. Elijah pleads with the widow to share the little she
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Food in the form of bread, wine and water, everyday things, lies at the heart of our sacramental practice. As St. Theresa of Avila told her sisters: “God is found among the pots and pans.†If you visit her convent in Avila today, among other pious memorabilia in the little repository shop, you can buy
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