One of my seminary professors began her lecture with this statement and its two questions: “You are Eucharist: Who eats you and whom do you eat?”
Tag: Connecting Point
It seems like forever ago, but I can recall my initial quest for “treasure.” I was no Indiana Jones, but I thought I had a good treasure map that
This Sunday’s Gospel is the familiar parable of The Sower and the Seed. The seed that falls on the path, on rocky ground, and amid the thorns, is
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdenedand I will give you rest.“ The Gospel seems clear that Jesus wants us to come to him with
Where do I spend my thoughts, time, talents and treasures? Yep, we can all admit that we have things that we really love… myself included. We look
“Do not be afraid.” (Matt 10:26) Four amazingly simple words. There is a claim that between the Old and New Testament this phrase (or a form of
“Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” -Mt 10:8 As I began preparing this week’s Connecting Point reflection,
In our Gospel, for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus (John 5:51-58), Jesus says, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
In today’s Gospel, on the first Easter, Jesus greets his apostles and offers them the gift of perfect peace. He then breathes on them and says
We hear two key lines in the readings that shape our Connecting Point for this week: In the first reading from Acts, the apostles are told they will