Scripture Reflections for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

“For this Christ was born, and for this Christ came into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to His voice.”

"Friends, this Feast of Christ the King encapsulates what the Christian life is all about. All the other celebrations of the year are leading us to this conclusion, and on..."

"The liturgical year ends with the feast of Christ the King. This day reminds us what the Christian thing is all about: that Jesus really is the king, the Lord..."

“A former colleague of mine once wrote: “Hostility comes from ignorance, hospitality from openness. Hostility towards strangers is born in a heart with barriers, hardened and incapable of seeing richness in diversity. The shift from hostility to hospitality happens when one experiences welcome, this gift of opening oneself to the reality of an individual or a family.””

“Jesus does not just rule in the empty, he is meant to rule in our lives. He cannot be king of our lives if we do not listen to him, love him, serve him and follow him”

“We believe that God is almighty, yes, but his power is pure goodness and mercy”

“And while political involvement is a civic duty of the Catholic, we are not ultimately fighting for some political order, but for holiness, for communion with God, for the salvation of souls, and eternal life. Any other goal is far too low.”

“He loves you so much, that he died for you. He awaits you in heaven. Death is nothing to fear. Life without love is what we should fear.”

“Truth and morality are connected – but reason alone will fail to grasp this without the insight that comes from faith in God”

“we are here on earth in a symbiotic relationship with one another and with God, working together to establish His Kingdom, even with all the evil that is around us”

“The pretensions of worldly kingship are mocked but as the crucified Christ reigns from the cross he reveals the self giving love of God and it possesses a power which can draw all men and women into his kingdom”

"At the end of the liturgical year, we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. But Christ’s kingship is different from any with which we’re familiar – his kingdom “does..."