“And He took him aside by himself, away from the crowd… (Mark 7:33)
The Dutch language has the word eigenwijs which, literally translated, would be something like “own-wise,” and is used for someone who is out of step with others, or sees things […]
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“Ask, and it will be given you.” (Matthew 7:7)
If things were as simple as it sounds in this sentence, all our questions would be answered and all our desires fulfilled. But the reality of life is very different. […]
“You are the Christ” (Mark 8:29)
Long ago, there was a time when it was necessary not just to recognize Christ in silence, but to also confess Him emphatically, as Peter was the first to do: […]
Peace
Wherever you look around you, in our time peace has become a shaky, unstable concept, both at large in our society, and also in relationships between people. Hardly has peace […]
Ascension
Ever since Christ’s Ascension people have a deeply rooted tendency in religious life to look up. Here on earth, in the “vale of tears,” it can’t be found. We have […]
North American Newsletter: Spring 2025
Enjoy our Newsletter here: North American News Letter Spring 2025
Contemplation on the Service for a Deceased Perso
When a person is dying, in the last weeks or days of life the mask of the everyday personality drops off. It is as if not only the physical sheath, […]
Peace be with you! (John 20:27)
The more often you hear these words, the more you may be surprised that they do not express an incontrovertible truth, but a possibility. Why did Christ never say: “Peace […]
Easter
Never to die anymore—that might well be the worst that could ever happen to a human being. If that ever came to pass, a human life would never be able […]
Judas and Mary Magdalene
In the middle of Holy Week, money has the leading part, both in the anointing Mary Magdalene performs and in the deed of Judas. In both cases, money is the […]