... it that a Jesus can look up at the birds of the air and deduce from them a lesson about God’s providence, when far too many of us look up and see only a pigeon or a sparrow? I think it has to do with our penchant for a flaccid and second-hand faith. I think it has to do with our tendency to confuse religious nourishment with being religiously spoon fed. I think it has to do with that deplorable state of affairs where we are continually acted upon (most especially by television and radio) but refrain from ...
... proceedings, Pilate keeping Caesar's peace with justice, the democratic mob at last getting what the voters really want, all the disciples making their devout declarations—here comes God with his, ''This is my body, given for you." Don't think of this sacrament as just a flaccid “symbol,” as some gentle ''reminder'' of Christ. Take him at his word. “This is my body given for you." And when you do that, you can rejoice that you don't have to leave earth to be with God. You need not get in touch with ...