In a striking turn of events, renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins recently declared himself a “cultural Christian.” This declaration was sparked by his reaction to the Mayor of London’s decision to celebrate Ramadan with 30,000 lights on Oxford Street rather than Easter.
One person’s good use of time is another person’s waste. Good, sincere, conscientious people obviously use time in very different ways and feel they’re right to do so.
Some of the Gospel accounts are strange to us. When we read or hear these stories at Mass, we can’t help but wonder what in the world was going on. How is it possible that the people who knew Jesus best didn’t know him when they saw him?
“Living the dream” might express deep satisfaction with achieving one’s goals in life, or it might be said ironically when life is marked with frustrations, obstacles and problems.
Every time we return to the promise of a beautiful story, opening a book we have read a thousand times before, but especially each time we gather in worship, we are reminded that stories are food and drink, bread and wine, spirit and life, filling us always.
Somewhere along the line, some people have lost hope that we will experience the fullness of salvation that Christ’s resurrection signifies on this side of eternity. Instead, we settle for something far less than God intends for us.
Jenna Wright, a mother of five who’s rediscovered her faith, has come a long way from being an NFL cheerleader to a First Communion catechist.
For this writer, it was a tough Lent. Part of it, of course, had nothing explicitly to do with Lent. The news has generally been dreadful, a reminder, of why we need saving.
