Review of faith

The Roman Catholic Lectionary today presents texts which are linked to the celebration of the feast of the Apostles, Philip and James. The passage from the letter to the Corinthians is intended to remind the Christians in that community of the Good News of the Resurrection. The basic proclamation or kerugma of this preaching of Paul, according to Friar Jude Winkler, is that Jesus died for our sins and rose again according to the Scriptures. FatherRobert Barron, of the Word on Fire Ministry speaks to the theme of “the body matters” in Christian life because it is through the body that we are able to present Jesus today in our action for others. Some Greek philosophy of the time of the early Church proposed that the human could be separated into body andsoul. The body was corruptible and irrelevant. The soul was the source of life and the path to God. The discussion of the soul and the body continues today and the strong words of Paul to the Corinthians invite our renewed reflection and contemplation. Jesus addresses the deep desire of people to know the Creator or Father. The faith tradition which is routed in the journey of people beginning with Abraham to live according to the Will of God seeks revelation about the nature of God. The recent History Channel presentation of the Bible brings key events in this search to our attention. The Gospel of John proclaims that those who live in Christ live in the communion of Love between Jesus and the Father. Jesus tells Philip that those who see Him see the Father. Our participation in the Life offered by Jesus is eternal. The working out of our Baptism from which Friar Jude reminds us, we are commissioned as priest, prophet and leader to live in Jesus Name is our path to making our role in the Body of Christ reveal the Father.