10 Ways to Boost Your Spiritual Immunity
Your body’s immune system needs protection from all that attacks and sickens your body. But what about your resistance to spiritual attacks? How do you combat the constant…
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The Luckiest Man in the Bible
In our all too self-centered society, the attraction of “personal drama” and “woe is me” thinking is pervasive. Every public figure and celeb has some mega-emotional story of…
The Radical Rabbi and the Great Commandment
Readings for October 26, 2014: 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time They are at it again. In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus’ opponents enlist a lawyer to do what lawyers…
What’s Your Golden Calf?
“And when he had received them, he fashioned them by founders’ work, and made of them a molten calf. And they said: These are thy gods, O Israel,…
Render to Caesar
Readings for October 19, 2014: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Despite their flattering words, they were trying to trap him, to force him into a no win situation.…
Don’t Worry, Trust God: A Shining Light of Hope for the Anxious
“Never worry about anything; but tell God all your desires of every kind in prayer and petition shot through with gratitude, and the peace of God which is…
The Sneakiest of the Deadly Sins
Readings for October 12, 2014: 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time At age 16, life was about rock ‘n roll. If my own band was not performing on Saturday…
Reconciling Love and Justice
Psalm 145:8-9 tells us that “the Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all and compassionate toward all…
Peace and Security
Readings for October 5, 2014: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time A few years ago, I toured northern England. There, stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, the Roman…
Talk vs. Action
Readings for September 28, 2014: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Tim There will never be a shortage of words. Words are plentiful because talk is cheap. It’s easy to…