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 ...

If you can trust people in little things, you can also trust them in greater. ... You cannot give yourself to God and money. ...||Jesus always goes to the heart of the matter. He never lets us get away with the temptation ...

"Dear Lord,|I'm offering you this day. Please help me to get through it. Please keep the kids and my husband safe and help me get everything done that I have to do."||It's early in the morning and I'm up walking, saying ...

David is Anointed "...Yahweh said to Samuel, take no notice of his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not see as human beings see; they look at appearances but Yahweh||The Good Shepherd "...I make ...

We hear a most dramatic dialogue in today's first reading from the Roman Catholic liturgy. God tells Moses "Go down at once and tell your people...they have soon turned aside from the way I pointed out to them." Needless-to-say, ...

" . . . I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly, who shall take refuge in the name of the Lord . . . "||" . . . you did not repent . . ."|The name of the Lord is Jesus and this name is "Yahweh ...

Well, the great day is almost upon us and the Advent season is almost over. And what an interesting season it is. It's a season of extremes for me. "Gimme, gimme, gimme, mine, mine, mine." "Is my VISA card maxed out?" The ...

This hymn in Luke's gospel is one of the most beautiful passages of writing in all of the Scriptures. Placed within this holy week, it serves as a reminder of what God has done, is doing and will do for his chosen people. ...

Vigil of the Feast of Christmas||We are privileged in today's first scripture reading, to listen in on a three-way conversation. David is resting in peace within his palace. He seems to have a little guilt about his being ...

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he has visited and redeemed his people."|What a striking thought from today's liturgy! God with us, God around us, and God within us. I often wonder why I don't feel this reality all ...