The commandments . . . are all summed up in this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' - Romans 13:9||If anyone comes to me without turning his back on ["hating" in some translations] his father and mother, his wife ...

Well, my Protestant side is showing. I had not heard of the Book of Wisdom. Now at this point my wife would make some wise crack about my lack of wisdom. However, my lack of wisdom not withstanding, today's verses abound ...

For Our Meditation |"For all men were by nature foolish who were in ignorance of God,| And who from the good things seen did not succeed in knowing Him who is,| and from studying the works did not discern the artisan: |But ...

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 ...

A beautiful story is told us in today's first reading during the Eucharistic liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church. The first reading from the first book of the Hebrew Scriptures continues the story of creation. Man and ...

It is three months today since Christmas and so it is the day the Catholic Church celebrates the day of Mary's conceiving of Jesus. "Sacrifice and offerings You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me." It is ...

We Are Sacred and Holy||I appreciate how the daily scripture readings chosen by the Church cycle around. Each time they come around we have the potential to gain new insights from the scriptures. Today's readings are ...

The beautiful story of creation, as told in the book of Genesis, invites this consideration: "How is God laboring in the present moment in all things and in all creatures to love me lavishly?"||Jesus' Spirit as Creator did ...

These are fascinating and familiar readings. We are told that tax collectors and sinners are "listening" to Jesus and that the "Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling ... " as he told of the shepherd who, missing one ...

Today's first reading may sound as if it should be Mothers Day. Wisdom is pictured as a "worthy wife." The image reveals much more about the loving God than any concept of a classic spouse.||The gospel centers around a ...