How do you tell the shepherd’s voice from your own? How do you distinguish between the two, especially as his almost always emerges from within our own thoughts?
Jesus Christ
Posted inCatholic Movie Club
Catholic Movie Club: An atheist on the transformative power of Christ’s Passion
In ‘Jesus of Montreal,’ the characters discover truth in Jesus’ story, and want to convey that truth to others—an experience that audiences can also share.
Posted inFaith in Focus
Jesus’ outstretched hands on the Cross: an embrace—and a challenge
Jesus’ outstretched hands on the cross continue to inspire the compassionate embrace of others by his followers, although the endurance of that inspiration is being tested by some obstacles in today’s world.
Posted inFaith and Reason
How bad theology about God distorts our understanding of Mary
When we underemphasize the humanity of Christ or overemphasize the masculinity of God, other dimensions are pushed aside. Those repressed elements seek an outlet—and in the Catholic tradition, that outlet has often been found in Mary.
Posted inThe Good Word
What can we learn from the baptism of Jesus?
A Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith in Focus
The mystery of Epiphany—and the miracle of human consciousness
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.
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.