A metaphor might help us make this more concrete. Imagine that you are standing near an airplane. That plane can do something that you cannot do yourself. You are held down by the law of gravity and no matter how hard you flap your arms, you cannot fly. The plane, on the other hand, was…
In today’s reading St. Paul says something quite new and mysterious about time, that we are called to redeem time. We say lots of things about time, that you’re ahead of your time or behind the times, that you’re big time or small time, that you can save time or even kill time. But Paul…
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord. -Ep 5:19-20 In today’s reading, St. Paul reminds the church of the great power of music; a gift of God to the earth, which lifts us toward the heavens. St. Augustine even went so far…