Category Archives: A Prodigious Love

At the close of the Year of the Eucharist we offer this final "A Prodigious Love" reflection. The title of our series of reflections was drawn from the final scene of the play "Damien" about the life of St. Damien, the priest who dedicated his life to sharing Christ's love with the lepers of Molokai.…

"Where there are sins, there is a multitude, there are schisms, there are heresies, there are disagreements; but where there is virtue, there is singleness, there is unity - and thus all the believers had 'one heart and one soul.' " - Origen of Alexandria, Exegetical Works on Ezekiel,  Homily 9 As discussed in the…

"He has anointed me to proclaim glad tidings to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free." - Luke 4:18 Who are the poor and oppressed to whom Jesus proclaimed glad tidings? Perhaps simply distinguishing between those who have…

God took a risk when he created the world and populated it with people who have free will and the freedom to reject his love. God also took a risk when he sent his Son into the world, only to see the people he created angrily execute the source of their salvation. God again took…