The fact that Jesus spoke with authority is noted twice in today's Gospel. His use of authority caught the attention of the writer. It caught my attention, too. The Gospel illustrates how Jesus' power and authority liberated ...

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11 "...'...you are children of the light...For God did not destine us for wrath, but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may ...

Into the Light||To live with eyes open takes faith. We learn early to screen out everything beyond the task at hand. With jobs in decline, our gaze grows even more shuttered. Fear alternates with forgetfulness. To be ...

Readings like these always give me a jolt. On the one hand, they contain promises of deliverance and beatitude for the children of the light. On the other hand, they warn of a coming wrath in which God will surprise the ...

Paul here shows a fatherly love in his correction of the Christian community in Thessalonica. It would seem that he is trying to deal with a tendency that was not unique to this group of believers, a yearning to tie the ...

Today is Friday of the First Week of Advent. This is a season of waiting, a time to live by faith, trusting that God will soon act on behalf of his people.||I have never been a very patient person. My mother used to rattle ...

"On that day the deaf shall hear...and the eyes of the blind shall see..."|| The weekend before Thanksgiving I had a wonderful pre-Thanksgiving/Advent experience of being on retreat at a spirituality center in the woods ...

"Do you believe that I can do this?" Matthew 9||This is the central question of our Christian lives. To be a follower of Jesus, to accept what he offers us, and to accept our mission to make a difference by loving and ...

The themes for today are ASK, WAIT, and HAVE FAITH.|Isaiah 29:18 says: "In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see."|Psalms 27:13-14 says: "I ...

Today is St. Nicholas Day. I am reminded of how much our responses are dependent on our background and context. I grew up in a very comfortable environment in the suburbs. The evening before St. Nicholas Day would involve ...