Posts Tagged 'Fr. Phil'

I had the privilege twice of visiting the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. This church building is the scholars’ and archeologists’ best guess marking where they suspect Jesus was born. I was a little shocked on my first visit, as I entered Manger’s Square, the outside courtyard leading to the church, that the front door to the church wasn’t obvious. In fact, had the tour guide not pointed out where the door was, I don’t think I would have ...

This story, about the disciples asking Jesus to teach them how to pray, begins with an observation. It begins with noticing. The disciples observed Jesus, probably from a distance, as he prays. They knew that Jesus was drawing his life, his energy, from a source that sustained him in ways that they, themselves, were not being sustained. So, they figured the key must be prayer. And if prayer sustains Jesus, then maybe they should ask how it works, so that ...