On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
Published: June 17, 2026 In the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus issues one of his most searching warnings. It is not aimed at sinners or enemies of the faith. It is aimed at the devout — at those who give to the poor, who pray, who fast, who do the very things that religious life asks...
Read reflectionPublished: June 16, 2026 In today's Gospel, Jesus delivers what may be the single most demanding teaching in the entire Sermon on the Mount. He does not ask us to tolerate our enemies, to avoid them, or merely to r...
Read more →Published: June 15, 2026 There is a law written deep in the human heart that demands balance. When someone wrongs us, something inside us rises up and insists on fairness — not cruelty, not excess, but symmetry. Yo...
Read more →Published: June 14, 2026 There is a moment in today's Gospel that has the power to stop you in your tracks if you let it breathe. Jesus looks out at an ordinary crowd — people who had walked long distances, pressed...
Read more →Published: June 13, 2026 There is a moment in today's first reading that deserves to linger. Elisha is plowing a field, twelve yoke of oxen ahead of him, the work of a prosperous farmer stretching out before him, w...
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