See darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the Lord shines, and over you appears his glory. Today’s feast of the Epiphany is a manifestation that Jesus is Lord, not merely of the Jews but of all peoples. The Church formally teaches...
“Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt.” What a dream! Or was it a nightmare? To be commanded to take flight, like refugees in the night, to have a newborn baby and no time to pack or plan – all this must have been frightening to say the least....
They shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” I am not very good at small talk or cocktail party chit chat. Part of it is that such conversation does not come naturally to me. Secondarily, if I am somewhere where I am not dressed in clerical clothing and...
“Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, that you may not be judged. The Letter of James is particularly concerned with ethical conduct, with various everyday challenges that certainly speak to our interaction with the world today. The admonition to...
“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus, that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Endurance and encouragement are words that...
“Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” Jesus doesn’t tell us when he will come again; but he does tell us all we need to know. First, he leaves no doubt in our minds that he will, in fact, return—this isn’t a question we have to...
