The feeling Jesus experiences is similar to that of a mother responding to an infant’s hunger or to her child’s cry.
Michael Simone, S.J.
Michael R. Simone, S.J., is contributing editor at America and pastor of Gesù Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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.
When has Christ lifted you from dread?
God never intended the world to be a place of anxiety
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
What mustard seeds have transformed your life?
The kingdom contains as much mystery as a tiny seed, and its growth is as inexorable as kudzu.
Does your life reveal God’s compassion to others?
Those places that might seem to hold no promise may in fact contain the grace that can turn the hearts of many to Christ.
How has Christ set you free?
Loved by God in spite of our sins, we share the cup the disciples drank.
Christ is stronger than our deepest fears
Christ is stronger than our greatest fears and stronger than anything that holds us bound.
Where have you see God most clearly in your life?
God sent Jesus into the world to show us the divine nature, which is pure love, entirely centered on others.
Does your life invite others to share in God’s presence?
Can we be be points of overlap between the heavenly and earthly realms?
