The Marriage of Divinity and Humanity

Friends, on this Fifth Sunday of Easter, there’s a somewhat hidden theme that runs like a golden thread through the readings, and that theme is the temple. To understand the New Testament texts, we have to see the importance of the Jerusalem temple for ancient Israelites. It was ...  Show more

Friends, peace be with you—an echo of the words of the risen Jesus in our Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter, also called Mercy Sunday. Christ gives his disciples the gift of shalom (peace). But there’s an exceptionally important juxtaposition here: He also shows them his wou ...  Show more

Sometimes we can feel like we’ve run out of wine, we’ve run out of sweetness in our lives. However, as the Divine Bridegroom, Jesus will provide the wine. Fr. Mark-Mary explains the spiritual significance of the miracle at the Wedding Feast at Cana and meditates on the depth of J ...  Show more

As we return to our series in Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth, Pastor Ray talks to us about God's vision for intimacy within marriage and how those who are married can experience it the way God intended for it to be experienced. 

How is the meaning of marriage different in the New Covenant? The Catechism teaches us today that Christ elevates the gift of marriage to a sacrament and restores the original order of this powerful union between man and woman. Fr. Mike explains why marriage looked different in t ...  Show more

As we look at Jesus through the lens of covenant, we see clearly that the Father is drawing the Bride to the Bridegroom. Our friend Joshua David, Pastor of UPPERROOM India, takes us through key verses in Ezekiel that clearly outline the heart of God - He stops to cover and restor ...  Show more