The notion of “truth” is so central to the gospel, but we live in a time when the notion of absolute truth seems naive and old-fashioned. We cannot go back, but there is a way forward, into an experience of truth that truly gives life in our time.listen view
Continue readingHow do we know the Holy? It is a spirited knowing — a knowing that moves from the centre of our being. It is the experience of being known by the Holy. It is communication that uncovers life at its essence. It is knowing life in all its fullness, wonder
Continue readingJesus says that the Holy Spirit will “teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you.” So with the leading of the Holy Spirit, our tradition continues to evolve, and in each new form, rediscovering the power of Jesus’ teachings for our life in our
Continue readingJesus speaks of love as his “new commandment” to the disciples. Is this not something of an oxymoron, to speak of love with the authoritarian language of commandment? Yet, even understood to be more freely given than commanded, love still makes a claim on our lives, makes a powerful impact
Continue readingJesus spoke of a unity with the Father. He also prayed “that all may be one”. Three essential affirmation: it is a mystical union, not a simple identity; it is a unity in which we can share, not as a belief, but spiritual experience; and it shapes the way we
Continue readingThere are moments and places in life where we encounter the Sacred, we feel the presence of God, we enter the Holy. These can be anywhere and any time, but in the stories of Jesus, the shores of the sea have special power. The risen Christ invites each of us
Continue readingAfter walking the Way of the Cross on Good Friday, we continue to follow Christ, “walking the Way of Life” — seeing the sacred and new life in the ordinary things of the world, and experiencing the “resurrection” of the ordinary to the sacred — all of creation, fully alive!listen
Continue readingWith Passover approaching and the people singing their praises, Jesus rode into Jerusalem, knowing that if the people were silent, the very stones would shout. Perhaps, as he rode along, he contemplated the stones of history shouting their truth: the stone at Bethel, the stone tablets at Sinai, the stoning
Continue readingMary anoints Jesus. This anointing is what would happen to Jesus’ body when he dies. But Mary does it now, while he is still with them. In the mystical spirituality of John’s gospel, this story suggests an invitation to live beyond death — now, not just after death. New life:
Continue readingEach of us is called to consider a change of values, attitude, and perception in order for our relationship with creation to become truly respectful. This is beyond just learning to recycle. It means waking up and facing the truth of how we have squandered the inheritance. Then comes the
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