Father Matthew Wiering Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
In John Chapter 12 we encounter Jesus at the height of his career. He has just raised Lazarus who had been dead four days in the tomb. When he enters Jerusalem for the last time, crowds gather to sing and wave palm branches in celebration. In today's Gospel we see that even the Greek-speaking Jews who have traveled a great distance to Jerusalem have heard about him and are trying to see him. Everybody is talking about him, and many desire to crown him King of Israel. It is at this moment, when Jesus has so many eating from the palm of his hand, that he announces how he, the Son of Man, will be glorified: "Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it will yield a rich harvest. Whoever loves his life loses it, but whoever hates his life will save it for eternal life." To say that this is not what the crowd is expecting Jesus to say would be an understatement. Yet Jesus is showing us the secret to new life in Christ: We must die to ourselves every day, so that Christ will live anew within me.
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2nd Sunday of Easter: God is Merciful
Easter 2021: Beginning Again
Good Friday 2021: When All is Said and Done, Jesus Thirsts
Holy Thursday 2021: Eucharist, Priesthood, and the Agony
Passion Sunday 2021:The Woman with the Alabaster Jar
5th Sunday of Lent: Our Need to be Broken Open
4th Sunday of Lent: For God so Loved the World...
3rd Sunday of Lent: Attacking the Snake in the Garden
2nd Sunday of Lent: Our Metamorphosis from Glory to Glory (a.k.a. How We are Like Butterflies)
1st Sunday of Lent: Everybody Has Unwanted Thoughts
Lent Begins: Sacrifice is a Blessing not a Burden
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Going Directly to God
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus's Mission to Order the Disorder
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Why St. Paul Says He Wishes Everyone was Celibate
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time: Saints Make a Generous Gift of Themselves
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: How Does God Call Us?
Epiphany: A Church that Draws People to Jesus
A Meditation on Mary and Joseph
Holy Family: St. Joseph: Man of Trust, Faith, and Obedience
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