What does it mean for God not only to take on flesh but to take on a very specific and highly individualized human consciousness? This is a mystery I never expect to elucidate.
Jesus Christ
Posted inThe Good Word
A beautiful spectacle, staged in the heart
A homily for the Epiphany of the Lord, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inThe Good Word
The God who is both giver and gift
A Homily for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: What was Jesus’ childhood like?
Joan Taylor’s ‘Boy Jesus’ is a model of careful scholarship that relies on old sources but breaks new ground. It is, in some places, riveting.
Posted inFaith in Focus
President Trump says he wants to enter heaven. As a Catholic priest, I take that seriously.
The desire to enter heaven is part of the universal human longing for union with God. As is of course, the equally human desire to avoid the fires of hell, which, by the way, I also believe in.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Remembering Roger Haight: generous teacher, humble Jesuit and incomparable friend
Well before “public theology” became a watchword, he had set about rethinking the language of faith in the contemporary world—all with typical understatement and modesty.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
We’re all playing make-believe—until we become ‘perfect in Christ’
A Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Religion scholar Elaine Pagels asks the right questions—and gives the wrong answers
A Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
The Eucharist is more than ritual. It transforms who we are.
In this homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), Year C, the Rev. Hank Hilton draws on ancient philosophy, childhood boat rides on the Jersey Shore and his mother’s steady wisdom to reflect on the transformative power of Christ’s kindness.
Posted inFaith
This Holy Week, Christ is being crucified around the world
All over the world, Christ is again being crucified in the bodies of human rights lawyers and journalists who stand up for justice in the face of criminality, whether from gangs or governments.