Father Matthew Wiering Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
A fascinating and strange exchange occurs between Mary Magdalene and Jesus outside of the empty tomb. Jesus says to Mary, who has been searching desperately for his body, "Stop holding onto me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father." What beguiles us is that union with Jesus -- holding on to him and being held by him ("remaining" with him, as he puts it) is the goal of our spiritual life. So why this remark from Jesus that seems to contradict this spiritual truth? At Pentecost the Church will discover the answer. Jesus goes to the Father not to leave us but to send the Holy Spirit -- the Spirit of Love he shares with the Father -- right into our hearts. So its not less intimacy that Jesus wants with Mary but more intimacy. And the way that he will achieve it is by not remaining at an arm's distance from her (which he necessarily does while he remains bodily on earth) but by sending his Spirit into her, achieving the intimate union he desires with her from within.
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Which Son Will We Be?
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Getting What We Deserve
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Why Jesus Expects Us to Forgive
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: How and Why to Correct Another Person
8/30/20: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Seeing our Suffering as God Sees It
8/23/20: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Where is the Pope in the Bible?
8/9/20: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: If Jesus Needed to Pray, then we REALLY Need to Pray
8/2/20: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Only Proper Response to another Person
7/26/20: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Who is the Pearl of Great Price?
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Why Does Jesus Teach with Parables?
7/12/20: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time: God is not Like Us: What the Strange Sower Tells Us About God the Father
7/5/20: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Surrendering our Burdens to Jesus
6/28/20: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Losing our Life...So that We Can Find It
6/21/20: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Pains (and Awkwardness) of Being a Prophet
6/14/20: A Personal Reflection on the Eucharist
6/7/20: My Vocation Story
5/31/20: Pentecost Sunday: What the Holy Spirit Can Do in Us
5/26/20: A Saint for Our Times: Philip Neri
5/24/20: Ascension Sunday: Even in Times of Struggle, the Father's Hand is Raised in Blessing
5/17/20: 6th Sunday of Easter: The Inner Life of God ... and What We Have to Do with It!
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