Our Gospel passage today tells of the rich man and Lazarus. After reading this passage we may ask; “do such people exist today?” Are there rich people who don’t seem to notice those who are poor and homeless? What about me? Am I acting in a similar manner? We know Read more
In our first reading from Genesis God makes this statement to Abraham. God is referring to what is happening in the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah. Perhaps this is the author’s way to lead us into the passage where Abraham petitions God to save the innocent of these towns, because Read more
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. These holy men are recognized for their contribution to the building up of the early Church. It can be said each of these men gave their lives to Jesus and spent themselves doing God’s will. Peter, a simple fisherman, was Read more
In this weekend’s reading from Acts of the Apostles we hear of the first council of the Church. This is known as the Council of Jerusalem, and was brought about by some members of the Church claiming you had to follow the Jewish faith prac tices first in order to Read more
You may have been raised believing God is watching and waiting for us to mess up so He can punish us. That seems to have been the mindset of the people of the Old Testament and this idea has survived even to this day. This came from the Old Testament Read more
In the Gospel passage this weekend Jesus tells His followers to love your enemies. He has taken the teaching from Leviticus, chapter 19, verse 18, and elevated this commandment to include love of enemies in general, not only your fellow countrymen. Jesus came to bring the mind of God to Read more
In the Gospel passage today we hear Jesus reads from the Prophet Isaiah and indicates He is the fulfillment of this passage. He is saying Isaiah was speaking of Him when he writes that “the spirit of the Lord is upon me.” This passage of Isaiah ends with the wonderful Read more
The last line of our first reading from the Prophet Micah proclaims these words; “he shall be peace.” We all want peace, we seek it, but we often define peace on merely worldly terms. In the world, peace is simply the absence of war and violence. Of course, that is Read more
In the passage from the Letter to the Hebrews we hear that the high priest is chosen by God to off sacrifices for sins. No one takes this honor upon himself! We hear that Jesus did not take on the role as high priest for His own glory, but for Read more
In the reading from James today the author states; “Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice.” The author then counters with; “But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits without inconstancy or Read more