Building Up the Kingdom You are God’s delight. Yes, you. Isaiah speaks of how God has called you, and how, as a groom rejoices in his bride, He rejoices in you. Then, in the second reading, St. Paul reminds us that we have been given spiritual gifts that help us serve the people of God. While our gifts differ from [...]
Nostalgic Moments Don't you enjoy the nostalgia of pleasant memories, such as the beginning of a beautiful friendship? How wonderful it is to relive the moment when Jesus called His first followers. I love to envision the sheer excitement and camaraderie that must have existed among those He called—an endless jubilee, God uniting with those He loves, ordinary human beings, [...]
Second Sunday in Ordinary TimeFlipped-out Pharisees The Gospel reading for this Sunday is not only the first miracle in John’s Gospel, it is also John’s first mention of Jesus’ mother. I used to find it odd that Jesus addressed her as “Woman.” I can’t imagine my Dad letting me get away with that. But in that time the word was [...]