Their minds are occupied with earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. In his Letter to the Philippians, St. Paul encourages believers to avoid “earthly things” and to realize “our citizenship is in heaven.” For Paul, if we focus solely on what is right...
Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. Joel 2:12-13 On Ash Wednesday, we began the season of Lent and listened to the words above,...
When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear; so do one’s faults when one speaks. The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had; so, too, does one’s speech disclose the bent of one’s mind. The wisdom of Sirach reminds us that for better or worse, our speech reveals who...
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and that temple you are. St. Paul offers us the opportunity to reflect upon the dignity of the human person as he describes our very bodies as God’s temple. My first thought...
Blessed is the one who delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law, day and night. The Gospel reading for today is Luke’s version of the Beatitudes, and it is offered from the plain, rather than the mount, as we see in Matthew’s Gospel. The sermon...
Whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed. In today’s second reading, St. Paul addresses divisions in the Christian community in Corinth. From its earliest moments, divisions have been a threat to the life and ministry of the church. This continues to...
