THE JOY OF ENCOUNTERING JESUS:

About the Book

The Joy of Encountering Jesus does not call simply for faith in Jesus, but spells out how and why we can believe in Jesus in this twenty-first century. Reflecting on human experiences recorded in the Bible, including those of Jesus of Nazareth, we search for who we really are. Finding our true selves is possible only by discovering the risen Jesus dwelling within us. Then the sun rises, the whole world dances with joy, and our hearts are filled with God’s grace; we are Living God’s Life in a New World. The Joy of Encountering Jesus provides 174 short homilies for three liturgical years that will lead you to:   • rely on the heart rather than the head,   • utilize non-dualistic thinking rather than dualistic,   • find God from within rather than from without,   • build God’s kingdom on earth,   • expand knowledge on Jewish apocalypse and eschatology,   • update theology of resurrection and the Eucharist.

About the Author

Hoan Moses Chung, Ph.D., a native Korean, has been a deacon in the Diocese of Dallas since 1997. He holds a master’s degree in theology from the University of Dallas. In his professional career, he did geochemical researches at ExxonMobil. At St. Rita he regularly sits in Holy Hour and enjoys baptizing infants. He and his wife have three grown children and five grandchildren.