|Today is the feast day of St. Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. It's said that on her wedding day she sang in her heart to the Lord, and she was able to retain her virginity and convert her new husband to Christianity. ...

"My house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves."|In the gospel, Jesus is speaking of the temple, but it could be my house. Is my home a house of prayer? There certainly are thieves that I let in that ...

The Temples of ancient cultures were holy, consecrated places standing prominently at a city's center, on high ground. The Jewish community referred to Solomon's Great Temple in Jerusalem as the "Holy of Holies." It was ...

"Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out ||Those who were selling things, saying to them, |'It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer, |But you have made it a den of thieves.' |And every day he ...

"My house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves."||In the gospel, Jesus is speaking of the temple, but it could be my house. Is my home a house of prayer? There certainly are thieves that I let in ...

Finding the Self in the Sacred||The church sits up the hill. Sometimes after the rush of a class discussion, we might slip into a pew. Even when the housekeeper is scrubbing loudly, our spirit may grow quiet. Teeming ...

Last month my community had an open house to show off an addition we had built. But before we could show it off we scrubbed the whole house to make it a fit setting for the party. We know that even as we look forward to ...

When I was young, it was fashionable to question why we even needed church buildings to worship. Couldn't we find God just as well at a lake or park? Today's readings provoke reflection on whether sacred spaces are ...

Lately, I find myself talking to God a lot ... with an emphasis on "to" God, since I am the one doing all the talking. On the day of the NY plane crash, I frantically phoned my son who recently moved to Queens, New York, ...

As I read the first reading today, I began to recognize the story and the Hanukkah celebration that has come from this event. I decided to google Hanukkah to get a little bit more of an understanding of this celebration. ...