In today's readings, the theme of invitation draws us into the freedom that Jesus offers us.|The first reading from Isaiah promises the beleaguered people of Israel that not only will their lives be filled with food and ...

We have all heard the age-old expressions, "if we all just chip in a little," or "many hands make for light work," and we know the intended results thereof. In today's digital world there is even a name for this – "crowd ...

Everyone has their favorite, and least favorite, scripture passages. Some passages affirm us in the way we feel about our relationship with God, about the way we live out our beliefs. Others make us uncomfortable, challenging ...

PRE PRAYERING | For those preparing to enter the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil, the readings for today form the context for the second Sunday of "the Scrutinies." The candidates for entrance are asked to, or more ...

"I myself will look after and tend my sheep." (Ez 34:11)||"The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want." (Ps 23:1) |"Are you envious because I am generous?" (Mt 20:15) |For me today's readings are summed up in ...

So the owner of the vineyard pays the workers who bore the burden and heat of the day the same salary he paid the guys who were hired at five o'clock in the evening. No one can hear that parable about the workers in the ...

In today's first reading, two elders, who double as judges, attempt to seduce the innocent Susanna. Being Joachim's wife, she refuses their advances and cries out for help. When her protectors arrive, the lecherous old men ...

In Mexican tradition there is a saying that people die three deaths.  We experience the first death when our physical bodies die, the second death occurs when our bodies are lowered into the earth out of sight.  The third ...

Our five senses can and do trick our brains into thinking something is one reality when it is actually another. Your taste can tell you it is a hamburger when in fact it has no meat at all. Your touching fingers may convey ...

Behold, the Lord comes to save His people!|The readings for the middle of the first week of Advent are full of joyous anticipation for the coming of the Lord. To symbolize the great times to come, we are led to imagine ...