Many years ago, Raul Plus SJ, wrote a book called Radiating Christ. In recent years it has been reissued. I do not remember any individual statement from that book, but it strikes me that the very title is a fine summary of spirituality.
In my community at St. Francis Seraph Friary, there are 10 confreres...
No doubt the covenant looms large behind this plea of the psalmist. The word is not mentioned, but the psalmist is obviously motivated by his conviction that God will always be faithful to his promises. That is why the psalmist begs for “justice.” God manifests his justice when he lives up to the...
The “Gloria” begins: “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace to people of good will.”
This follows the Latin accurately, but what does it mean? The words are taken from Luke 2:14. Most commentators take “good will” as referring to God’s good will. Thus the Revised New American...
Psalm 16 is used more than 20 times in Masses throughout the year. It is especially important in the Easter season Masses and in the breviary.
The psalmist begs God to keep him safe. He is confident that God will care for him. He knows that the God he honors is the only true God. The gods worshiped by other...
The psalmist comes to worship in the temple. He asks what it takes to be worthy to honor God on the holy mountain where the temple stands. (“Tent” alludes to the place where Moses consulted God in the desert. “Mountain” is the place where ancients believed that God revealed his presence in a...
