The enemies of Christ, those who serve the cause of the ruler of this world, include the soothsayers of all false peace, the clients of easy accommodations, the mystical whisperers of seductive but superficial harmony draped in the fading popularity of this world. John 14: 27-31a comes right after Jesus’ teaching on the indwelling of [...]
God’s perfect love casts out all fear when we hand ourselves over to him in hope. Why tremble? Why hesitate? When all that can be desired is offered by the one who is powerful to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine. Change is scary. Between the unknowns we can foresee and those [...]
Peace is anything but trite or futile. It is our way to a fuller life, a life ordered to the flourishing for which God made us. Pope Leo’s invocation of peace is a demonstration of his love for all peoples and his zeal for their salvation. Peace is an early theme of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. [...]