As Jesus passed through the beautiful landscape of Galilee, how could he not have enjoyed the flowers and the trees, and seen the Father’s hand in nature?
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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Jesus is calling us to new life. But first, we need to let old habits die.
Dying and rising should be happening all the time for us. And in us. It’s a way for us to participate in the beautiful mystery of the Resurrection, during the Easter season, and every day.
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Embrace the resurrection in those around you
Part of embracing resurrection and new life is embracing it not only in Jesus, not only in yourself, but in those around you.
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God brings us many little resurrections, every day
God is continually inviting us to growth and continually enabling us to let some things in our life die so that we can experience new life.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The Case Against Abolishing the Priesthood
The problem is not the priesthood; the problem is clericalism.
Posted inExamen, Faith
With the Resurrection, new life is possible for you too!
To live out the Resurrection we have to first truly believe in Jesus’s resurrection.
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The life-changing mystery of Easter is too great for just one Sunday
The church, in its wisdom, gives us a whole liturgical season to celebrate Easter.
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Like Thomas, all of us want physical proof of God’s presence in our lives
God is being revealed to us every moment of the day. And so all these moments should make us say what Thomas says to Jesus, when we realize who it is who is speaking to us: “My Lord and My God!”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The ‘literal flesh-and-blood’ resurrection is the heart of my faith
I believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the first Easter Sunday. And I do not see that as any sort of parable or metaphor.
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John Dickerson of CBS News: Journalism keeps me humble
All journalists should be humble because we are so often wrong.