Voices
Michael R. Simone, S.J., is contributing editor at America and associate pastor of Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago, Illinois.
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If we model our life on Christ, not only will we be fulfilling God’s will, we will become the kind of humans God has always dreamt of.
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When Jesus promises to be the gate, he promises his followers that he will protect them and provide for them always.
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Anyone who has undertaken a new way of life knows how challenging it is to leave behind old ways of thinking. Living out the resurrection requires such a transformation.
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Christ’s resurrection shows us that we no longer have to live under the dominion of fear.
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When he looked out over the crowds that day in Jerusalem, Jesus saw a humanity worth dying for.
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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.
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John wrote this Gospel to show how easy it is for any of us to lose sight of Jesus, even when he works openly.
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This is a challenge to every Christian who receives ashes today: Do the ashes reveal an inward desire to follow Christ?
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In his love, Jesus sees things in us that we do not see in ourselves.
