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.
Tag Archives: Jesus
Practice Resurrection
Practicing resurrection means remembering that though cruel tyrants may hold sway from time to time over politics, they do not have to control our minds, our hope, our imaginations.
Prodigal Country
When it feels like the world has wandered far away from what you recognize, remember. Jesus tells a story of a universe that is not ordered for retribution, but for love. When you feel lost, don’t let go of that wild mercy.
How do we Belong?
One of the most difficult questions I face as a priest seems like it should be one of the simplest. How do I join the church? I can give a technical answer. But the question of membership is a trickier than paperwork. Taking a page from Buddhism: true belonging is a process of vulnerability and taking refuge.
Mike Angell 