Scripture for Life: The Gospel message always aims to alter our perceptions. Discipleship carries no insurance policy. Following Jesus is a risky proposition.
For us, addicts to the independence we think of as freedom, this month of meditating on Jesus as the Bread of Life has led us to hear Jesus question us: "Are you all in?"
Buildings can sometimes be opportunities to encounter God, who meets us in all types of places. The Divine presence is not bound to one particular method of finding you and me, of connecting with us.
Scripture for Life: Christ invites us to give him a dwelling place in our heart, mind and psyche. As we do so, we begin to allow all that we are and do to find its source and purpose in him.
Meet three "childless cat ladies" who can inspire us "to rise above the limitations placed upon us, to seek higher and holier goals than money, prestige and power and to discover the loving presence of God."
Scripture for Life: This week's liturgy warns us that our expectations may be the greatest obstacle keeping us from knowing what God keeps offering us.