Ken Rolheiser

CANORA - At the heart of our reflections for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is the question posed by Jesus to Martha: ‘Do you believe this?’ (John 11:26). Here Jesus is asking Martha if she believes in the resurrection of the dead. This same question resonated throughout the deliberations of the first Ecumenical Council, meeting in Nicaea in 325. The Nicene creed was at the centre of many of this week’s ecumenical prayer services.

Will the war end? Can Mary, the untier of knots, change the heart of Vladimir Putin? Is there hope for the suffering people? Yes, yes and yes. I have been struggling with the apparent delay in breaking Russia’s menacing hold on Ukraine. Christ is being crucified in the bodies of the victims in Ukraine. It seems so hopeless and endlessly futile. But that too will end. Putin’s heart will change, or it won’t, but it will end. Stalin and Kruschev are gone. Hitler is no more.

A policeman pulled Murphy over and approached the car. “Please identify yourself,” the officer said. article continues below Trending Stories Murphy looked in the mirror and replied, “Yes, officer. It’s definitely me!” “God created us in His image, and ever since we’ve been returning the favour by creating Him in our image” (Voltaire). This may sound almost irreverent, but we can relate to something in God’s identity.