The book, Seven Baskets Full: The All-Embracing Lord’s Supper, my study of the Christian texts of the first three centuries was a real surprise. The Lord’s Supper was different in so many ways from the…
God’s Presence, God’s Present
For some years now I have received Christmas cards from some friends that have no reference to Jesus. On the outer page you see a bouquet of flowers, or a tree covered with buntings; on…
The Lenten Triangle
The liturgy is not simply worship but also catechesis. It instructs us not only through words, but more specifically through symbols, symbolic space and time, symbolic actions and narratives. Hence, it is very important that…
Purifying God’s Temple: A Lenten Meditation with Pope…
For many of us, Roman Catholics, Lent is a time when we think of our personal sins. The days of fast and abstinence laid down by law enforce this mentality. Some even choose to abstain…