by Religious News Service (Domestic Service). Friday, July 11, 1975. Page 8 DENVER (RNS) — “Contemplation is a form of prayer, probably the highest form of prayer,” according to Father Walter J. Burghardt, SJ recently. The Jesuit scholar from the Catholic University of America where he teaches historical theology and is editor of Theological Studies,Continue reading ““Contemplation Highest Form of Prayer, Jesuit Says” “
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Fifth Sunday of Lent: “Dying once is sufficient…”
April 3, 2022 This is where we begin, this earth; but this is not where we end. While Jesus resuscitates Lazarus for a time, Lazarus will die. The gospels make no mention of Lazarus again. The very first words of Jesus today are: “This illness is not to end in death, but is for theContinue reading “Fifth Sunday of Lent: “Dying once is sufficient…”“
St. Ignatius Church Penance Service: “Help us to love, O God, as you love”
(Editor’s note: This is pure Father Richard Mangini. This is why he is so beloved. Love over fear, every time.) April 2022 I am not a great fan of whipping ourselves to death because we are human beings that fail. I believe that God is always present to us in our lives, in our hearts,Continue reading “St. Ignatius Church Penance Service: “Help us to love, O God, as you love”“
29th Sunday: To Be Human…
August 29, 2021 How did Jesus become a human being and why? Our Catholic tradition uses the word “The Incarnation” to describe how God becomes or enters into our human reality. In the First Incarnation, God’s person and presence fills and creates all inanimate materials, planets and stars and universes. In the Second Incarnation, GodContinue reading “29th Sunday: To Be Human…“
Holy Trinity Sunday: God is not far from any of us
May 30, 2021 Last Sunday, we closed the Easter season, and for the last one thousand years, today we have celebrated the doctrinal feast of the Holy Trinity. So, the first thing that I would like to say is that our loving God is not an abstraction or a philosophical idea, and more than aContinue reading “Holy Trinity Sunday: God is not far from any of us“
Holy Trinity Sunday: And behold, I am with you always until the end of the age (Mt 28:20)
May 30, 2021 My dear friends. Today, the whole Catholic Church from around the world reflects about the presence of God in our life. Theology calls God “The Holy Trinity.” And there are volumes of theology, using philosophical language to try to describe how Jesus, our God in human form, is related to whom JesusContinue reading “Holy Trinity Sunday: And behold, I am with you always until the end of the age (Mt 28:20)“
Trinity Sunday: God is always saying: “Let’s talk. Let’s be in touch.”
May 30, 2021 For the last thousand years or so, the Catholic Church has celebrated the Feast of the Holy Trinity, officially, the Sunday after Pentecost. Of all the Sunday liturgies, it is the only feast created to focus on a doctrine, rather than on an event or teaching from the Scriptures. From our earliestContinue reading “Trinity Sunday: God is always saying: “Let’s talk. Let’s be in touch.”“
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