In May, the Church celebrates the Ascension. Ascension Day often has seemed to me to be an afterthought, coming after the wild celebration of Easter with its Sunday morning finery, decorated eggs, rousing celebratory anthems, and the return of loud “Alleluias.” However, Michael Casey, in his book Grace: On the Journey to God, states that “the mysteryContinue reading “Jesus is Now!”
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Doubting Thomas
On December 21, the Church celebrates the life of Saint Thomas the Apostle, who sometimes carries the unfortunate nickname of “Doubting Thomas.” The Gospel of John tells the story. When Jesus had just explained that he was going away to prepare a heavenly home for his followers and that one day they would join him there,Continue reading “Doubting Thomas”
Improbable Benedictine 