This homily is based on Luke 9:51-62.
I was reminded of a quote from writer Anne Lamott when I read today’s Gospel reading.
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WHAT WILL YOU CALL DOWN FROM THE SKY?
Month: June 2019
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TWO TAKES ON the TRINITY
This reflection was made on the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, based on John 3:16-18.
Someone emailed me a couple of articles written by Fr. Peter Knauer, a German Jesuit philosopher and theologian. He writes about the mystery of God–how what we know about God, whether from reason or even from revelation, is much, much less than what we don’t know about Him.
This is a common insight among mystics–those people among us who have been blessed with such an intense prayer life that they have acquired an intimate knowledge of God. From them we would expect a great familiarity with God. But their consensus has been that the closer they get to approach God, they sense, more than ever, their own sinfulness. More than that, the more they get to know God, the more they realize they know so little about Him. The reason is that God is simply that holy and that infinite; His ways are just way beyond us!
This homily for Ascension Sunday is based on John 24:46-53 and Acts 1:1-11.
The angels have a sense of humor. According to the account in Acts, after Jesus was lifted up out of their sight, the disciples–understandably–took a while to look away from the sky. We can imagine them standing there bewildered at the jaw-dropping event they had just witnessed.
