Our senses will be deceived by the appearance of bread and wine, which is why St. Thomas Aquinas insists that we trust only one of our senses, our hearing. On Easter, we solemnly proclaim and hear, silently sounding within our hearts, the saving news of the Gospel.
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When did the agony of Christ begin?
Before the soldiers arrive, before the physical attacks, in the silence of the night, the soul of Christ struggles in agony.
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Why do we unleash evil even when we pursue the good?
Unless we remove all of the people, we will never produce a sinless church, one that pursues the good without also perpetrating some evil.
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We can turn away from faith, but humans will always hunger for meaning
We are all about individual rights, personal narratives and the freedom to choose. So was the Prodigal Son, until the food ran out.
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How can we trust others in our fallen world?
The question of trust, of giving ourselves to something outside ourselves, is quite fundamental. It goes to the nature of who we are as human beings. One might pose the question this way: Are we clams or clovers?
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Why is our prayer met with God’s silence?
Intimacy can only be shared between those who love. It cannot be summarized. Intimacy lives in silence.
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The most dangerous Devil is the one you cannot see
If you picture a dark-winged figure tempting Jesus in the desert, you reduce the real power of evil. Why? Because you have removed the devil’s greatest advantage: the darkness of confusion.
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Ash Wednesday tells us it’s never too late to change your life
Life does not have to be this way. You don’t have to be this way. You can begin again. All that you require has been here all along. You need only return to the mystery of your own baptism.
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When we reject reality we’re also turning away from God
To live in the real, to reject illusion is to set our face toward growth and toward God.
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Want to become a saint? Pretend to be someone you admire for a day.
You might ask, “Shouldn’t we all pretend to be Jesus?” We should, but that does not seem to have gotten most of us all that far. Perhaps a humbler role is a better beginning.