Jesus’ Passion is near. It is almost time for Jesus to permit himself to be crucified. It is true to this that the Greeks, non-Jews, have come to seek Jesus and to hear his word. Jesus’ mission, to come to earth to save everyone, is becoming fulfilled [ … ]
Saint Cyprian writes in a time of crisis for the early Church—war, plague, persecution, and instability. Yet he refuses to interpret these pressures as cause for panic. Instead, he perceives in them a summons to remember who we truly are: pilgrims whose homeland is not this world but the kingdom of God. His words therefore have a bracing clarity. They strip away illusions and invite the believer into a deeper freedom—freedom from fear, from clinging, from divided loyalties [ … ]
Saint Augustine opens with an exhortation to elevate our hearts: ‘Let our hearts ascend with him.’ Drawing from Colossians 3:1-2, he calls Christians to turn inward and upward—to orient the whole self toward heavenly things, not earthly distractions. This is not an abstract mystical piety, but a profound participation in Christ’s own heavenly life [ … ]
