We probably find solace in the past, frightened of facing the present and the uncertainty of the future. What might be of help is to rediscover wonder in our lives.
Scripture for Life: As we come to the end of our Easter season, we can ask, "What have we learned? How have we changed? Has our faith in the resurrection of Christ given us courage and freed us from fear?"
Crafting a parable in which a woman is doing something exclusively reserved for male priests in the Holy of Holies of the Jerusalem Temple would have seemed totally unwarranted.
Scripture for Life: It is one thing to say, "Love one another." But here, Jesus takes it to the extreme: "Love one another as I have loved you." Whoa! That definitely belongs to the new heaven and earth.
The word holy derives from words that mean "being whole." There is an emerging consciousness that first sees reality from wholeness. I believe and hope that our newly elected pope is this kind of holy/whole person.
In 2018, Pope Francis visited the San Joaquín women's prison in Chile. Sr. Lourdes López Munguía recounts how his gaze and a heartfelt song by the inmates left an indelible mark on those who experienced that encounter.
