Today's Gospel reading tells the very familiar story of the rich man who knew, but virtually ignored Lazarus. We are reminded of Matthew 25:40 "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and ...

It was Christmas Day 1995. I was fresh out of the Jesuit novitiate, doing my graduate studies in education in Goa, India. I was looking forward to a sumptuous community lunch when my provincial, Fr. Gregory Naik, came to ...

Jesus said to his disciples:|"The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected|by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,|and be killed and on the third day be raised."|Then he said to all,|"If anyone wishes to ...

So as to help us be more available to the graces of the liturgy's readings, we might imagine Jesus walking down from a hill with his newly-chosen Apostles. They meet a large crowd of disciples and interested folks. He ...

"Choose life!" says Moses to the Israelites in the desert. And that statement is not short for, "Eat right and get your exercise." As the context makes clear, he means, "Choose to live the life of the covenant bond with ...

"I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life then..." Moses' voice rings out over his listeners about to enter the "Promised Land" and over us who are entering into the promises of Lent. He urges ...

We are now nearly through the second week of Lent, our focused time for repentance and renewal. Hope is on the way say Jeremiah and the Psalmist. In reflecting on the readings for today, I was amazed to find that Jeremiah ...

Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him.|Choose life - that sounds easy enough to do - common sense - why would Moses even say ...

Thursday of the Second Week of Lent||One of the things that makes this gospel parable so powerful is its simplicity. All we know about Lazarus is that he is a beggar covered with sores. We don't know if he was one of the ...

"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"? ...