Today's readings are both about recognizing God and responding appropriately to God. In the preceding passages in Jeremiah, God tells Jeremiah to remind the people that they have ignored God's covenant and rules. They ...

Water, water everywhere! In the first reading we see water flowing from the temple of God. The water is nourishing and healing. All aquatic life can live in this water. All plants can grow from it, and because of the water, ...

Our readings today are antithetical. The first reading is all about selfishness. Jeroboam is only thinking of himself and his position. He wants to retain the power, so he creates false idols and lures the people to worship ...

|I gave a test today, and some of the students did not perform very well. I know they won't be happy with their test grades, and I feel bad about the situation. I think they should have read the text, they should have paid ...

Today's readings seem like an odd mix. The first reading talks about how we are all part of God's family, and how God is a part of all families and in fact the source of all families. And the psalm is about the blessings ...

I am a vegetarian. I choose not to eat meat because of moral reasons. I do not personally want to be responsible for the death of animals, and if they had to die so I could eat them or wear their fur or skin, I am responsible ...

Today's gospel is hard to get a handle on. Jesus is actually talking directly to his disciples here, but in the bigger picture, aren't we all disciples? And he tells them that things will be hard for them. They will be ...

I did some research on this Gospel reading to find out what Jesus was talking about here in terms of the dishonest money. In this practice of usury, the lender is imposing his own interest and his agent is imposing an extra ...

I love Advent. It's such a happy time in the church year. And it's my own church anniversary _ when I converted, more than twenty years ago now, it was the first week in advent. Advent is such a cheerful time I think, ...

I love Advent. I love the Advent wreath. I love the Advent calendar (especially if it's chocolate). I really love the music. I think I miss singing for Mass most during Advent, and I'm humming Handel's Messiah while I'm ...