Today's readings speak to me about service, giving of oneself to others for the greater glory of God. Moses serves his people by listening to God's voice and then following His instructions in building a Dwelling for the ...

Jesus was born into our world - a world of brokenness. In today's gospel we see Joseph struggling with what to do about Mary's pregnancy. Mary, despite her powerful acceptance of God's wishes, might also have had misgivings. ...

The Sweetness and Indigestion of Faith||When I was young, treasures were things or animals: the bike, the dog, the doll with red hair. Things still matter, but now words glow like ripe fruit that can be eaten straight off ...

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be?||Imagine ... imagine today's gospel passage as it might have been reported by an observer in that time ... |My friend and I went to the Temple today, trying to ...

The reading from today's Gospel for the feast day (Matthew 14: 29-31) left a vivid impression on me when I first heard about it as a child. My understanding of it then focused on the miracle of Jesus walking on water.||Later ...

We are in the closing days of the liturgical year within the Roman Catholic church. This coming Sunday we will celebrate the feast of Christ the king which is the last Sunday of the year.||The visionary writer of the first ...

Who is the Holy Family today? It's certainly not "Leave it to Beaver," "The Waltons," or "Father Knows Best." We seem to deal with bigger and more complicated problems today.||We try to teach one another how to cope in ...

Note: the original web page lists the first reading as Galatians 1:6-12|Jesus says that we will be called to give witness on his account, and the terms that he uses imply that this will be in outstanding circumstances --- ...

On this day, we celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus. In his Autobiography, St. Ignatius refers to himself as a pilgrim. What is a pilgrim? A pilgrim may be best understood as one ...

We hear today in the daily scripture readings, of the lineage of Jesus. Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, calls his sons together and announces that his son, Judah, will be the chosen one and the one from whom, "the scepter ...