When Jesus finished the Sermon on the Mount, he starts down to the lake. Along the way several events happen that point to the importance of trust, confidence, and faith: -he performs several more healings, including curing Peter’s mother-in-law -he talks about the...
Abram reached his old age as a man of wealth, but he was a nomad and childless. He had many material goods but no land to call his own and no children. He felt that his life was a failure in regard to those two most important aspects. He received a promise from God...
Today is a major feast in many parts of the world. In Peru it is the day of the hard-working farm laborer and the patron saint feast throughout the Amazon region. For many years it was a national holiday in Peru. It is a day of joy, dancing, processions, special...
Prayer is a natural part of human life. It is often an expression of our natural religiosity. Prayers that arise out of our natural religiosity tend to be petitions or an attempt on our part to force God to do what we wish or what we think would be best. Many times,...
Once again, we come to that part of the year where we listen to the Sermon on the Mount in the weekday readings from the Gospel. Initially God communicated with the people of Israel through the prophets and the written Law in the Old Testament. That communication was...
