March 20, 2017

The Islamic Jesus draws on the presentation of Christ in the Quran to find new common ground for the People of the Book. 

John A. Coleman, S.J., reviews "A Church of the Poor: Pope Francis and the Transformation of Orthodoxy" by Clemens Sedmak.

Al Kiddush Hashem(to sanctify His name)
We will climb this last cold hillside
where morning leaves its breath
upon the uncomplaining stones,

John wrote this Gospel to show how easy it is for any of us to lose sight of Jesus, even when he works openly.

We might not embody new life with such Christ-like perfection that we can raise the dead, but we can reveal the new creation in other ways.

On St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate our Irish heritage and our good fortune to be Americans.