I Gave It Up for Lent
“Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the Good Samaritan, who …
There is Power in Those Ashes!
Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. –2 Corinthians 6:2 NAB A few years ago, on Ash Wednesday, I attended a noon mass …
Even Now
Yet even now—oracle of the LORD—return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God, …
Love Covers a Multitude of Sins
“Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins.” –1 Peter 4:8 Hatred stirs up disputes, but love covers all offenses. –Proverbs …
Fishermen and Fishers of Men
As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were …