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A Story of Far More Than Doubt — for Easter 2A
There is a deep misunderstanding in the way many have read this passage from John about Thomas. It is a passage about belief far more than doubt.
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Being and Doubting — and the True Depth of Faith
In dealing with faith and doubt, people often make it into a singular, either/or debate between the two rather than recognize that both are necessary.
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Confusion at the Tomb — for Easter Day
In the visit to the tomb, we see the elements of Easter that are often pushed aside, like the bindness of grief and trust in the witness of others
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Risen — attributing the glory to God
We have a linguistic and theological hangup of attributing the glory of God to Jesus — a move that also deprives us of seeing the true grace in it all.
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To See and Know For Ourselves — for Palm Sunday
Our own experience of Palm Sunday invites us to witness again, with understanding and hope, that we might always trust in Jesus.
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Good — the perpetual challenge of our darkest day
I always struggled with the name “Good Friday”. But it isn’t a question of whether it is accurate so much as what we think is being called good.
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Unbind Him and Let Him Go — for Lent 5A
In the raising of Lazarus, Jesus defies the expectations of him and opens the people to see the situation in a completely new way.
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Trust in What You Can’t See — for Lent 4A
For this week’s reflection on the gospel, we must engage the physical and metaphorical meanings of seeing: and what it means to do both.