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.
Christ’s Church is on the March
The Consistency of the Church’s Teaching on Mary
Where is God in the Storm?
You are the Light of the World
The Struggle of Choosing God’s Will over My Will
Letting God Say ”I’ve Got This”
Picking Rock in our Heart
Forgotten by the World but not by God
Do I Need to Love Jesus More than my Family?
Be Not Afraid!
What Attracted Me to the Priesthood
Revive Women’s Night: What is a Woman?
Trinity Sunday: Do I Need to Earn God’s Love?
How Do I Know if it’s the Holy Spirit Guiding Me?
Ascension Sunday: Heaven is not in Space
You Do It!
The Priority of a Priest
Jesus is the Pasture
Back on the Right Path
Easter 2023: They Went to the One they Thought was Dead
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