A nice summary video from CNS/America Magazine on the Vatican in transition: http://ow.ly/jIdEF
A nice summary video of the Vatican in transition
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Daily Archives: April 3, 2013
The second turning
In the first turning, a Christian experiences the transformation from a natural person to a spiritual person. Instead of “self” being the center of life — exploring, cultivating, adoring it — God becomes the center. This miracle is brought forth by the Holy Spirit giving us new life in Christ. It is a necessary, indispensable, basic step. But it is only a first step. The work of the Holy Spirit should not stop here but lead to a second turning in which the spiritual person again becomes natural.
Walter Trobisch
The Light of Christ Has Come Into the World
At my first Easter Vigil, years ago, I brought with me all the sense of confusion that had been building throughout Holy Week. A Holy Thursday Mass that did not seem to end in the usual manner but just silently ended with a procession and the stripping of the altar. A Good Friday liturgy of the Lord’s Passion that ended with the gathering darkness of the sky and Jesus breathing his last upon the cross. Lost. Our savior had died – everything seemed dark. Continue reading
Connecting the dots
Road to Emmaus by He Qi
The daily Mass readings for the Wednesday in the Octave of Easter includes the well-known account of two travelers on the road to Emmaus. Earlier this week I included a commentary on the passage. This morning in Mass I offered a few thoughts on the passage.
It seems to me that we all have plans. It is my experience that those plans never unfold quite as we had planned. Some are side-tracked, some laid aside for other plans, others fall away forgotten or unused, and some are part of disappointment, discouragement, or a life slipping off the rails. Continue reading
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