God created us with desires and longs to see us satisfied. Because of sin and brokenness, we often learn to satiate desires with things that don’t ultimately satisfy. Built over time into habits, we can spend long seasons of our lives settling for things that leave us wanting. This is the heart of addiction, and […]
In the first reading, the mystery of the Trinity is explained with a beautiful and simple image: while God was creating the world, Wisdom (a frequent name for the Holy Spirit) was “His delight day by day, playing before Him all the while, playing on the surface of the earth; and I found delight in […]
It would be difficult to inhibit the working of the Sprit which manifested itself so abundantly in the early Church. We should be grateful to God for pouring out in our time those gifts and graces with which He blessed the Church at its beginning. 1984 Pastoral Statement of North American Bishops on the Catholic […]
As Jesus prepares to ascend into heaven, the disciples ask Him when the Kingdom will finally be restored. Jesus replies by a correction to their faulty assumptions with clarity and timelines: “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons that the Father has established by his own authority.” Our job is […]
The Spirit is with us right in the middle of the controversy. We need not let our hearts be troubled or afraid. Peace is possible now and throughout time, as the Spirit leads us through the concerns of our day. For the peace of the Holy Spirit to be with us, even in conflict, we […]