This second week of Easter time we are looking at the conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus in the readings from the Gospel. Nicodemus was a pharisee. He was well educated, respected, and had an important position in the community. He was an expert on religious...
Today we hear the first words from the risen Christ for that first Christian community in Jerusalem. That community was in hiding due to fear of being arrested and also the community was in the midst of a crushing sadness and grief due to Jesus’ passion and death. His...
We continue to celebrate Easter Week, the Week of Light. We look at Mary Magdalena, the first evangelist. She went to the tomb sure in her expectations to find death. She was full of sadness, mourning, and loss. Then she tried to explain the fact of the empty tomb...
Remembering important events during the Last Supper, John records some long discourses during that meal. Today we look at an outstanding moment from that night. This time the words and actions are short, but very powerful. Where is the glory of God? The answer is...
In John’s Gospel we are nearing the end of Jesus’ ministry, and he is speaking ever more clearly about who he is and his mission. Jesus’ communion with God gives him the confidence of the son of God, the God of life. His declarations in today’s Gospel would have been...
