This Lenten season, Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M., will offer weekly reflections to help you prepare for Easter. 

Kenneth Himes O.F.M.
Kenneth Himes O.F.M.

Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M. is professor of theological ethics in the Department of Theology in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. A Franciscan priest, Himes came to BC in January 2004 to be chairman of the department. He teaches in the PULSE program as well as upper-level undergraduate theology electives and graduate-level courses. The author of four books and co-editor of three others, Himes is a former President of the Catholic Theological Society of America.

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Easter Sunday Reflection

Laurel and Hardy, spaghetti and meatballs, love and marriage, law and order. Some pairs just seem to go together: death and resurrection—a pair that comes perhaps too easily to mind for us. We must remember that the empty tomb was every bit as much a shock to the disciples as was the crucifixion.

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Passion Sunday Reflection

From the beginning, it was the cross that was the symbol of Christianity. Despite the absolute certainty of the resurrection as the defining event in the establishment of a community of faith, it was never an empty tomb, a blossoming lily, a glorious sunrise, or any other possible symbol of new life. It was the cross.
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Fifth Sunday of Lent Reflection

A colleague in the theology department here at BC has a small sign with a quote on his office door: “Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” Even the best of us have moments from our past we’d like to forget. Not just the foolish or embarrassing days of adolescence, but the more serious moral failings we regret.

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Fourth Sunday of Lent Reflection

Today, the fourth Sunday of Lent, is traditionally called "Laetare Sunday"—Rejoice Sunday. And our readings for this Sunday are appropriate, for they help us understand what it is that should cause us to rejoice.

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Third Sunday of Lent Reflection

The readings today made me think about our language a bit. We use the expression “Acts of God” to describe events like hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and floods. Even insurance companies use the expression when writing policies.

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Second Sunday of Lent Reflection

Transfigurations—those sudden splendid moments of vision that open new worlds, new truths, new vistas before us. We have all had them.
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First Sunday of Lent Reflection

It was Christmas not that long ago, less than three months. Remember? The carols, the crèche, the great feast of the Incarnation, God become human.
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