Today’s first reading from Leviticus is another of those downers when not read in context with the second reading and the gospel. Here’s a poor soul with leprosy who’s told to warn people that he’s unclean. The point of all…

Thank God for the second reading and the gospel reading at today’s mass. The first reading from Job was a real bummer. If that’s all we would have had to chew on for the rest of our day (Job’s tale…

Today’s letter from St Paul sounds almost anti-family. He says it’s easier for someone who is unmarried to be mindful of God’s will than it is for a married person. A spouse is distracted by the worldly things marriage brings..including…