On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
Published: August 1, 2026 Today's Gospel places us in the uneasy court of Herod the tetrarch, a man haunted by guilt and superstition. When word of Jesus and his mighty works reaches him, Herod's first thought is not wonder but dread: this must be John the Baptist, risen from the dead. The line ...
Read reflectionPublished: July 31, 2026 In today's Gospel, Jesus returns to Nazareth, the town where he grew up, and teaches in the synagogue. The people who hear him are astonished. They recognize the wisdom in his words and sense...
Read more →Published: July 30, 2026 Today's gospel closes out a remarkable string of parables that Jesus has been teaching about the kingdom of heaven, and it does so with an image drawn straight from the daily labor of the fis...
Read more →Published: July 29, 2026 Grief has a way of stripping away pretense. It is one of the few experiences that meets every person, regardless of status, wealth, or achievement, on exactly the same ground. When death ente...
Read more →Published July 28, 2026 Today's Gospel finds Jesus stepping away from the crowds and into the quiet of a house, where his disciples finally ask him to explain the parable of the weeds sown among the wheat. It is a sm...
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