God, in his dynamism, demonstrated in the relationships of the Trinity, enters into human affairs, definitively so in Jesus.

The fruits of the Holy Spirit are amazing and peaceful indications that conversion has occurred.

The homilist was away on May 10. Let's be careful when interpreting the snakes and poison of the conclusion of Mark's Gospel. The one who ascended did so because he had first descended to the depths of human misery.

A vine and branches are the same substance, just as Jesus is truly human and thus of the same substance as ourselves. We see, in the case of the converted Saul/ Paul, how important community is for certifying who has experienced conversion.

First John hints at our exalted dignity. Peter comments on the uproar over the healing of the beggar at the Temple gate.

Jesus resurrected our enfleshed humanity. We must take this seriously as we seek to appreciate how God affirms the goodness of the way he made us.

The earliest Christians "had everything in common." We who are invested in the notion of private property may find this practice challenging. If we are heirs to the resurrection, other possessions become less of a concern.

I accidentally left the recorder on after the homily. I don't think there's anything ugly or shameful in the forty-some minutes which were inadvertently recorded. You may enjoy this for its capturing some of my typical Sunday morning.

Jesus makes a statement about the death of the grain of wheat, applying it to himself. We seek properly to apply it to ourselves.

God has given us all things. We seek to express our thanks.