(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) The first reading for the first Sunday of Lent is a condensed version of the Adam & Eve story from the second and third chapters of Genesis (Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7).…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Do you live by the letter or the spirit of the law? That’s what Jesus asks us this Sunday. If our standard of righteousness is based on words, we’re no…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Salt by its nature is meant to be tasted. Light by its nature is meant to show the way. That’s why we use those references in some of our most…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) This Sunday, as we read the beatitudes for the umpteenth time, let’s focus on those in the crowd surrounding Jesus whom he blessed for taking courageous action. (Matthew 5:1-12a) We…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Jesus came to wake humanity out of sin’s darkness and meet a new day. This wake-up call has echoed through the centuries, starting with Christ’s beckoning his first disciples, which…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Oversized clothing was once a wise investment for parents of large families. Each child could grow into these clothes then “hand them down” to the next child. This wisdom is…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) This Sunday we get three perspectives on the baptism that made ours possible. Isaiah foresees it (Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7), Peter recalls it (Acts 10:34-38), and Matthew’s gospel makes us witnesses…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Here’s an Epiphany: Herod the Great’s temple renovation project was irrelevant. Herod hoped the temple he was renovating would make him the focus of worship among the Jewish people. The…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) The Book of Sirach (Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14) offers a good set of instructions for maintaining a holy and whole family: Honoring your father helps save you from your sins and…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) The human ego has threatened the lives of many famous families throughout history—including the holy one our faith venerates. Imagine you’re Joseph. You discover you didn’t sire the baby your…