Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. - Matthew 5

|The messaging from Jesus in today's Gospel from Luke gave me lots to think about and consider in my own life. As usual, it took me a couple of reads and turning my intellectual brain off to understand the message. But, ...

|"Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern,|would not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"|But they were unable to answer his question. - Luke|In today's Gospel, Jesus' answer to criticism that he ...

Here in the Midwest as the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler, I have prepared my yard for winter and now turn my attention to projects inside my home.  Learning about home upkeep is interesting to me, and I ...

|"And this I know with confidence, that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you for your progress and joy in the faith." Philippians 1:25|Paul writes these hopeful words from prison. He does not know what ...

Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him. Matthew 9

|Being Mortal, is a best-selling book written by Dr. Atul Gawande. Nowadays, how could a title like this not be so popular? Dr. Gawande was also featured on the PBS news journal, Frontline. This past semester I was invited ...

|These readings were challenging – perhaps some of the challenge relates to these unprecedented times – a time when I along with many others are asking some difficult questions.  I heard someone the other day say that God ...

|We live in turbulent times, with chaos in so many parts of the world.  In the U.S., the COVID-19 pandemic has burrowed into the consciousness of our society, bringing out the best and worst in people.  The basic social ...

In these challenging times, how are we seeing our world?|At first glance, today's readings seem to make little sense to me in these times of pandemic fear.  Yet as our amazing God always does, they are exactly what is ...