Point Loma, San Diego, CA
Point Loma, San Diego, CA
Jesus said, “For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink!” These are strong words from Jesus that scandalized and shocked the Jews. They quarreled among themselves and asked, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Jesus did not change His words. He said, “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man …
Jesus said, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life!” These words are shocking to the Jews. They sound like cannibalism. Many of the disciples of Jesus left him. What is Jesus saying here? He reveals Himself as the New Lamb. This is a sacrificial language. This points to the Passover lamb sacrificed to save the lives …
Every mother who has ever lost sight of her child in a crowd, even for a few seconds, knows the panic. I think of Mary living with that level of anxiety for three straight days. I doubt she slept, but I’m sure Joseph forced her to lie down at night, imploring her to think of her health, to rest while …
It’s so easy to do the right thing because we want to tick all the right boxes. We want to live by the law. We want to accomplish the work of God. Or, at least, we say that we do. But Jesus tells us that in order to accomplish the work of God, we have to believe in the one …
The world is filled with people whose basic needs aren’t met, whether for clean water, nutrition, safety, education, meaningful work, stable family life, basic medical resources, religious freedom, and the right to life. So how can we possibly believe what Psalm 145 says to us this week, “The hand of the Lord feeds us, he answers all our needs”? Does …
Burnout. Recent studies suggest that roughly two-thirds of doctors and nurses have signs of it. You probably know what burnout is: long-term stress leading to emotional exhaustion and a lack of a sense of personal accomplishment. Burnout can threaten anyone who tries to seriously serve and love others. How does our faith inform this challenging experience, and how do we …
Our kitchen floor is at least 35 years old, and it’s the ugliest color to come out of the ‘80s. But it’s a good, durable floor, and my husband, bless his heart, guards it like it was a finely finished hardwood imported from Brazil. Every time the kids track mud and sand across its vinyl surface, he immediately gets down …
The Ordinary Time in the liturgical calendar of the Church refers to the ordered life of the Church in watchfulness and joyful expectation of the Second Coming of Christ. Ordinary comes from the Latin word, ordinalis which means numbers in a series. It also comes from the Latin word, ordo which means order. The weeks in the ordinary time are …
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ reveals God’s total self-giving love. When God loves, He loves to the end. When He gives, He gives all. Jesus said, “There is no greater love than this: laying down one’s life for his friends.” He revealed God’s extravagant love on the Cross. He is the New Passover Lamb …
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of our Christian faith and life. It is a mystery because it is beyond our understanding and imagination. It is also a reality because God involves, engages in our human affairs and intervenes in our human story. His self-revelation is His initiative and is rooted in salvation history. We believe …