"I am offering you life or death . . . choose life then . . ."|Put in so many words, who wouldn't choose life?|Why was it necessary for Moses to warn the Israelites (and us) not to be "drawn into worshiping other gods"? ...

As Luke presents to us the scene of today's gospel, we can easily recognize three characters on stage: two individual actors -Jesus and the blind man- and one collective actor -"the people walking in front." I would like ...

From the day we were born, we learn to trust and depend on others and things of this world. The very first steps we take, the first words we speak, the first food that we eat, all depends upon someone teaching us how to ...

PRE-PRAYERING | As we enter the worship-space of our church we remind ourselves of our having entered the Church through baptism. We dip our fingers in the holy water and sign our bodies with the tracing of the cross. It ...

Sharing your bread with the hungry, Sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked when you see them, And not turning your back on your own. Isaiah 58:7|In today's reading, Luke's parable says both of these ...

We are in the first four days of Lent. We've just washed the ashes from our foreheads. We have begun a journey that is given shape and direction for us in today's liturgy.|"Today I have set before you life and prosperity, ...

PRE-PRAYERING || As we enter the worship-space of our church we remind ourselves of our having entered the Church through baptism. We dip our fingers in the holy water and sign our bodies with the tracing of the cross. It ...

In the political system of the United States, the President gets to select those persons he wishes to fill the various "Cabinet" positions. These names are presented for confirmation by the members of the Congress. The ...

Recently, my husband and I visited our daughter and son-in-law and our grandson, Henry who celebrated his second birthday. It was wonderful to watch Henry delight in everything that was going on around him, as he tried to ...

The readings today elicit several responses from me. The Book of Revelation intimidates me, mostly because I feel uneasy about the apocalyptic interpretations. Yet, as I read these excerpts for today, I could sense the ...