Thomas – Mike Angell

Thomas, Francis, and the Mystical Way

I don’t buy that Thomas was a doubter. I think he was a mystic, a mystic like Pope Francis. Pope Francis was a voice, yes, but he also ways a way-shower. He showed us this way of Jesus time and again. I wish more Catholics, more Christians, were like Francis.

Truth in Disbelieving Times (or, Thomas in the days of “Fake News”)

This story is a miracle. Thomas, like so many before him, is healed by Christ’s touch. Healed of his grief, of his disbelief. Easter tells us there are Truths which are universal. There are Truths which outlast even the worst news. There is Truth worth believing.

Doubt, in Good Measure

Doubt, in the right measure, is crucial for survival. But be careful, because adopting doubt as a permanent posture, that
can bruise your soul.

Thomas, Romero, and the Importance of Doubt

http://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/thomas-romero-and-the-importance-of-doubt-1?in=holy-communion-ucity/sets/sermons Today’s Gospel tells the story of Thomas Didymus, Thomas the Twin, but we call him by another name…”Doubting Thomas.” Thomas didn’t find belief in the resurrection easy. What does it mean to believe in the resurrection? Belief is the crux of this story. “Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believe, saysContinueContinue reading “Thomas, Romero, and the Importance of Doubt”