The purpose of biblical law was to train the human heart in divine wisdom.
Michael Simone, S.J.
Michael R. Simone, S.J., is contributing editor at America and pastor of Gesù Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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How does Jesus call you to be more like him?
Jesus challenged his listeners to think beyond food; it is the spirit that gives life.
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What “food” helps you live as Jesus lived?
Jesus’ disciples today find in his teaching the “bread” that keeps them going.
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Eternal life begins today.
When nourished with Christ’s own flesh and blood, the life within us can become an unstoppable force that undergoes no appreciable change even with our own death.
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Even when you feel inadequate, Christ is enough.
The task of redemption is Christ’s, not ours. His grace will fulfill the work.
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How has the “bread of life” strengthened you?
The crowd confused the symbol with the reality
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If we listen to the voice of the Spirit, God will open our eyes.
The feeling Jesus experiences is similar to that of a mother responding to an infant’s hunger or to her child’s cry.
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With Christ, you can liberate others from “unclean spirits.”
We recognize unclean spirits today not through the illnesses they cause, but through the minds they enrapture.
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When has Christ lifted you from dread?
God never intended the world to be a place of anxiety
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How do the long-term struggles in your life deepen your faith?
We need to act on Jesus’ liberating word if we are to experience our freedom