Today's gospel might be hard to comprehend. What about Christianity and family values? Jesus says that whoever comes to him to be a disciple should hate his own family and even himself. But I do not hate my family. I care ...

|In today's Gospel an important man has invested in his servants. He gives them money to care for while he is away. Two of the servants invest the money and can give back more than they were given when their master returns. ...

It's spring where I live. Actually it feels like summer. We sort of went right from winter to summer with no spring in between. I live in the forest and it seems like one day my back yard was bare trees and the next it was ...

|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 ...

|Last month I wrote about how I was feeling down and discouraged, isolated, worried about the pandemic. And now this month things are different, but not better. There's been violence, protests, more violence. I read the ...

|Today is the feast day of Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church. Coincidentally, she's my confirmation saint. I chose her for two reasons, one to honor my great-aunt Catherine who had recently died, and two ...

|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. ...

It's said that everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. I think it's going to rain where I am today, not that I can do anything about it. Jesus says people generally recognize the signs of ...

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 ...

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 ...