Believing in the Church
The Church is an object of faith. In the Apostles’ Creed we pray: « I believe in God, the Father … in Jesus Christ, his only Son – in the Holy…
The Church, Spotless and Tainted
The Church is holy and sinful, spotless and tainted. The Church is the bride of Christ, who washed her in cleansing water and took her to himself « with no speck…
Forgiving the Church
When we have been wounded by the Church, our temptation is to reject it. But when we reject the Church it becomes very hard for us to keep in touch…
A Place of Vulnerability and Trust
When we gather around the table and eat from the same loaf and drink from the same cup, we are most vulnerable to one another. We cannot have a meal…
Jesus Gives Himself to Us
When we invite friends for a meal, we do much more than offer them food for their bodies. We offer friendship, fellowship, good conversation, intimacy, and closeness. When we say:…
Baptism, the Way to Community
Baptism is more than a way to spiritual freedom. It also is the way to community. Baptising a person, whether child or adult, is receiving that person into the community…
Baptism, the Way to Freedom
When parents have their children baptised they indicate their desire to have their children grow up and live as children of God and brothers or sisters of Jesus, and be…
Baptism: Becoming Children of the Light
When Jesus appears for the last time to his disciples, he sends them out into the world saying: « Go, … make disciples of all nations; baptise them in the name…
Baptism and Eucharist
Sacraments are very specific events in which God touches us through creation and transforms us into living Christs. The two main sacraments are baptism and the Eucharist. In baptism water…
Nouwen – Meditation
When Jesus says: « Sky and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away » (Luke 21:33), he shows us a direct way to eternal life. The words of…