The first reading reaffirms that our faith and our choices in our faith are in fact choices. We choose our religion and our actions. In Joshua, the tribes of Israel have to make a choice -- do they worship the Lord, or do ...

I think these are good readings to start Lent. In Isaiah we are told to keep the Sabbath holy. Instead of following our own pursuits we should hold back, but delight in the Lord's Day. And that's sort of what Lent is all ...

"Not as man sees does God see,|because he sees the appearance|but the LORD looks into the heart."|The Lord can see what people cannot. The Lord can see the heart and the soul. When the choice was being made for the king ...

Today's gospel is a sort of harsh look at what should be the least harsh subject, forgiveness. It brings up the difficulties in forgiveness -- that it can be hard to do. We are supposed to forgive others like God forgives ...

In today's Gospel the disciples, who we find out in other places have been squabbling amongst themselves over who is best, ask Jesus who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. And in a surprise move, to the disciples, he ...

Both readings today talk about how to follow God. Following God is very simple, but it is not easy. The Israelites know what they should do, but instead of following God, they worship Baal and other gods. The Lord has ...

Today's readings are all about commitments and responsibilities. In the first reading and the psalm, the people are told that if they follow God's commandments, they will be blessed by God. But then in the Gospel reading, ...

In today's gospel, the scribes and Pharisees seem to think that Jesus' disciples are less spiritual somehow because instead of fasting and praying, they seem to be feasting all the time. And Jesus says that they should be ...

Today's readings remind us that as Christians we are all citizens of the nation of Christ. Other national boundaries are meaningless as we are subjects of God first and foremost. From Ezekiel, God gathers the Israelites, ...

Today's readings are all about faith and respect. In the first reading, Moses, acting on God's orders, led his people into the desert. In the desert, however, the people were not happy -- there was no food and no water. ...