What makes for a practicing Christian? Why do so few people go to church today? Some people say that churches are emptying because they are too progressive, too sold-out to the culture, too devoid of old, timeless truth. Some suggest exactly the opposite, namely, that churches are emptying because they are too slow to change, […]
In Lectionary Cycle C, Sunday Gospels are usually taken from the Gospel of Luke. Gospels for the Easter Season, however, are taken from the Gospel of John. Today’s is one of the post-Resurrection appearances reported by John. In it, Jesus appears first to Mary of Magdala, second to all of the disciples except Thomas, and […]