3. The Wedding at Cana The fourth Gospel is presented as the testimony of the beloved disciple. We know him as John and we know that it is a text born after 70 years of meditation. Therefore, the author had time and means to develop well a text, perhaps in several editions. He was able […]
June 9, Wednesday Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Paul, defending his ministry against Jewish converts who insist on their prerogatives, states that the new covenant is superior to the old one as the life-giving Spirit is superior to the death-bringing law. Jesus says something similar in words that at first sight seem […]
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B Upon awakening, we will look at the ripe ears Introduction We have the impression that we are witnessing a rapid decline in Christian values: we see man trying to rid himself of the idea of God, placing himself as the absolute point of reference, as the […]
TENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME LIGHT IS ITS OWN PROOF: SALT AND LIGHT During the communist regime in Poland, only a dozen or so Catholic secondary schools for girls remained under the direction of religious sisters. They had to follow the state program without any religion. When asked whether there was still any sense […]
Do Catholics have to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Vaccines protect the common good, but if you choose not to get one your moral obligation doesn’t end there. Some people are expressing hesitancy about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. There are a variety of reasons for this, including incomplete or incorrect information regarding the vaccines themselves and […]
What the pandemic taught me about sacramentality After a long year of isolation, it’s being together we miss the most. What I miss most about going to church is the choir. During this long year of pandemic, when I only entered our parish building twice, that’s the piece of liturgy I wished most to restore […]
Guided by faith, a Vermont Rep. is a voice for the vulnerable Advocating for the marginalized is the core of Marybeth Redmond’s mission. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Marybeth Redmond, who serves in the Vermont House of Representatives, advocated for the Vermont legislature to grant relief money to two organizations that serve often […]
Billionaires and justice cannot coexist The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a galling process of wealth maldistribution. Envy is one of the dread seven deadlies, and like decent folk everywhere I’m squarely against it. But I’m not sure envy is the right descriptive for the average schmoe’s steam-snorting, teeth-gnashing reaction to one of the more lopsided outcomes of […]
