A cartoon shows a confused man waiting for the elevator. He notices there are three buttons: UP, DOWN, and DON’T CARE. In today’s Gospel story of the Ascension of the Lord, we are reminded that the “Jesus elevator” has been getting a lot of use. At his death, Jesus “descended into hell” — into the…
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In his first line of today’s Gospel, Jesus says that if we love him we will keep his word. That might be a tall order; since keeping our own word is hard enough. Napoleon said it well when he advised: “The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.” The author of…
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