Scripture for Life: It is one thing to say, "Love one another." But here, Jesus takes it to the extreme: "Love one another as I have loved you." Whoa! That definitely belongs to the new heaven and earth.
Maxwell Kuzma holds tight to the spiritual gifts that accompany transition: The gift of seeing beyond appearances, the gift of a body made whole and the gift of living authentically in the light of divine love.
Today, evil seems so present that the faithful cry out with Jesus, "My God, why have you abandoned us?" In his account of Jesus' passion, Luke invites us to enter into the scene to learn what Jesus teaches his disciples.
Scripture for Life: As we move toward Holy Week, these readings invite us to approach the mysteries with eyes ready to perceive God's love working through everything — even the worst events imaginable.
As an immigrant temporary professed Trinitarian friar in Maryland, Marvin Santos reflects on how the tangled legacy of faith, race and migration continue to challenge the ideals that Americans hold dear.
Scripture for Life: Being reconciled to the God of compassion is bound to have a transformative effect on the one who is reconciled, That person will not only be a messenger of reconciliation, but also the embodiment of it.
