On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
Published August 14, 2026 In today's Gospel, some Pharisees come to Jesus with a question that sounds legal but is really a test. They ask whether it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause at all. It is the kind of question that tries to trap a teacher between two unpopular answer...
Read reflectionPublished: August 13, 2026 Today's Gospel opens with a question that sounds practical, even reasonable. Peter approaches Jesus wanting to know the outer limit of forgiveness. He proposes seven times, which by the sta...
Read more →Published: August 12, 2026 Today's Gospel places us in the middle of one of the most practical and, frankly, uncomfortable teachings Jesus ever gave. In Matthew 18:15-20, he lays out a process for what to do when a b...
Read more →Published: August 11, 2026 There is a particular kind of question that reveals more about the one asking than the one being asked. When the disciples come to Jesus wondering who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven, ...
Read more →Published August 10, 2026 Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, and it is no accident that the Gospel chosen for this day speaks of a grain of wheat falling into the ground and d...
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