LOVED IN SPITE OF US
One may wonder how this genealogy of Jesus became a Gospel. For the Jews, the family tree contained only the names of the fathers because the women then were treated as second-class citizens. Yet, in the family of Jesus Christ,…
One may wonder how this genealogy of Jesus became a Gospel. For the Jews, the family tree contained only the names of the fathers because the women then were treated as second-class citizens. Yet, in the family of Jesus Christ,…
I was once invited by a friend to officiate at their wedding. During the entire wedding ceremony, I couldn’t help but notice that the couple was nervous and edgy. Right after the wedding rites, I decided to ease the tension…
I had some free time some days ago, so I visited the house of a cousin. I recall that time now because of my encounter with my niece, the 19-year-old daughter of my cousin. Her mother and I were talking…
Once again we are reminded that love is the soul of our Christan life. Not liturgy, not cultic worship. Love is at the core and is the soul of our Christian life. You may be deprived of liturgy, you may…