Once a famous rabbi wished to have a glimpse of peoples’ hearts and test their opinions of themselves. He called three passers-by into his house. Turning to the first man he said, “Suppose you found a purse full of gold coins, what would you do with it?” “I would give…
Today’s Gospel reading is an amazing passage of scripture. In this passage Jesus gives us a beautiful picture of what a life based on love looks like. Now I know what many of you are thinking. That’s impossible! We can’t live like that. It demands too much of us. Who…
God’s kind of happiness, the kind that God says we can have through our allegiance to his Son, is a present reality. “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.” “Happy are those who mourn.” “Happy are those who are humble.” Each one of the Beatitudes is in the…
Peter and his companions had done their best. They had fished all night but had caught nothing: all their time and effort had been for nothing. They were now tired and dispirited as they washed their nets. It’s possible to do one’s best, yet at the end of the day…
When Jesus went back to his home place, Nazareth, they invited him to preach in the synagogue. Their first reaction to him was extremely favorable. They were astonished at the gracious words he spoke. However, their admiration soon turned into doubt, then into hostility. What went wrong? They still…
