So let us hold fast to the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ – the one who “brings down the mighty from their thrones and lifts up the lowly”. (Luke 1:52) As Saint Peter would remind us, violence is not the only path to victory.
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We still struggle to understand Jesus. We always have. But misunderstanding has never been a barrier to grace. Jesus continues to walk with the confused, the disappointed, the oppressed and the uncertain. He continues to break bread with those who do not yet see clearly, and he still opens eyes!
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When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” (John 20:19) John’s account of Jesus’ first resurrection appearance to His disciples begins with a line
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“After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.” (Matthew 28:1-2) Matthew sets the scene
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Palm Sunday asks us a question – not just an ancient question, but a painfully contemporary one: which procession are we in?
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“The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.” (Ezekiel 37:1) I read these words and immediately thought of my last visit to the Anglican Cathedral in Sydney. There are
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Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.” (John 9:39)
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Following Jesus (or following Imam Husain) will not make life easier; it will make life larger and will fill life with meaning, courage, and hope.
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The wind blows where it wills, but it does not blow randomly. It is not fickle, impulsive, or erratic. It is the breath of a God who loves the world—all of it—and more than we can imagine. Breathe on us, breath of God!
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If the road to hell is paved with tiny compromises, the road to God’s Kingdom is paved with tiny obediences
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