I presented the following reflection on Matthew 28: 16-20 at St. Clement’s Church in Chicago this May 22, 2018:
Today’s Gospel reading is one of the shortest of the liturgical year, yet these verses from Matthew touch concepts contemplated by several of our greatest saints over their lifetimes. In a few short sentences, we are confronted with our Catholic faith’s deepest mysteries and core disciplines.
Restricted both by time and a standing well below saint, I will spend these few minutes scratching the surface from centuries of history concerning two topics:
- the limitations we face as humans, and
- intercessions that allow achievement beyond our individual capacities.
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