But if God is to teach me God’s holy ways, I need to be teachable, which means I need to be humble before the Lord. I need to ...

The practice of picking a favorite Bible verse goes against every theological bone in my body, for two reasons. First, because Sacred Scripture is best understood as a whole. Second, because focusing ...

In a story of life transformation filled with twists and turns only God could orchestrate, Michael Ray Lewis, a former ...

It’s easy to forget that God is both kingly and courteous. If there is one thing that’s clear in Scripture, it is that God is a lord—or, rather, the Lord—and we are his servants. He commands, and no ...

Find today’s readings here. One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, ”Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord ...

The first step towards getting an answer to these questions is understanding one of God’s attributes called His immutability.

"God is good. All the time. All the time. God is good." That's a traditional call and response in the African American tradition. It's also a good summary of today's Liturgy of the Word. But before we ...

What's your reaction to the idea of being tethered? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Plenty of folks react negatively. Tethered means "not free; bound; tied up; restricted; connected." Don’t ...

Pope Francis told Christians Wednesday that if they want to understand Jesus they should pay close attention to the “good news” he brings in his sermon in the Nazareth synagogue when he says he is the ...

The out-flowing love is the love that goes to the darkest places in the world and takes the darkness upon itself. In other ...

In a few days we'll arrive again at Christmas. Christmases come around faster now than they used to. When I was young it seemed as if the next one would never get here, and now they zoom past at such ...

And yet, God keeps bringing me back to the same truth: Every life matters to Him. Whether I know someone or not, whether I ...