Our Emmaus Road
The two disciples on the road to Emmaus in today’s reading came to know the Lord in the “breaking of the bread”—the Eucharist....Read more
Raising of Lazarus
The story of the raising of Lazarus is more than just an account of a miracle.
The raising and unbinding...Read more
A Messiah for All Who Thirst
In ancient times, access to a reliable well was essential.
Without a steady supply of clean water, life would be difficult, if...Read more
Living with Contrasts
We tend to believe good times will last forever.
(Just look at what happened before the Great Recession of 2008.)
While...Read more
Into the Desert
We begin our Lenten readings in a most appropriate place: the desert.
In the desert, life is stripped to basics and everything,...Read more
Love Your Enemies
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus lays out many of his basic life teachings.
Several of them are extraordinarily difficult for...Read more
Salt and Light
In order to understand what Jesus is telling us in today’s Gospel, we need to consider what salt and light meant in his...Read more
Salt and Light
In order to understand what Jesus is telling us in today’s Gospel, we need to consider what salt and light meant in his...Read more
Mary's Cross
When Joseph and Mary came to the Temple forty days after Jesus was born in order to fulfill the ritual of the presentation...Read more
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