Gospel
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You first. Starting with yesterday’s Gospel, the readings for daily mass have some challenging things to say about how we Christians ought to act. Yesterday, we heard: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” And: “Give to everyone who asks of
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It’s not a buffet. The readings for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (which is this Sunday, Sept. 1) all point to what it means to be just, but they’re each a little more complicated than they might appear. The Old Testament is from the Book of Deuteronomy, as Moses talks up God’s Law for
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When I got up yesterday morning, September 10th, I rewatched a video a friend had shared on Facebook that brought home for us Americans what the experience of a child in a place like Syria might be like. Then I looked at the readings for the day, which included this: Brothers and sisters: Put on,
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The next few posts are especially for people who aren’t big into Christianity in general or Catholicism in particular. Even if you have never been to a church service of any type, there’s a fair chance you’ve seen the Charlie Brown Christmas special and heard Linus explain Christmas to Charlie Brown, which I paraphrased in
Reading Francis 