Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (3)

Brothers,

The Ascension tells us something simple and strong: Jesus does not leave the earth behind. He takes our life into the heart of God, and He leaves His blessing in our hands.

For many years, that blessing took the form of active ministry. Distances travelled. Doors …

Brothers and sisters,

Ascension Day invites us to lift our eyes—not in idle wonder, but in awakened longing—to the heavens, to behold the risen Lord’s ascent, and to ask what it truly means for our lives.

Art and Scripture alike capture the dual nature of this mystery: …

In our first reading today we hear the opening lines from the Acts of the Apostles. Our Gospel is also taken from the end of Luke’s Gospel. Both the Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel of Luke were, we believe, written by the same person and both the Gospel and first reading …