On this final Sunday before Lent, we continue to be taught and reminded of what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus. The main message in the readings today is holiness: what it is and how it calls us to live our lives. The beginning of Leviticus Chapter …
Original Sin is a basic concept of Christianity. The idea, as laid out in the first few words of the bible, is that God created humanity in right relationship with Him (Genesis 1:26 – 31). Our original parents, however, turned away from God and brought conflict into the world (Genesis 3). …
“If you choose you can keep the commandments” (Sirach: 15:15). How might we understand this opening line from today’s Old Testament reading? The most obvious way is to see the commandments as a set of laws that God hands down. Keeping the commandments is a form of obedience to God. To be law-abiding …
We all must make decisions in life, day to day as well as about where our life is going. We need to remember that God gives us guidance, moment by moment and for our whole life. God has a plan for the life of every human being alive today. Our challenge is to …
Throughout Christian teaching we use the symbol of light. In the Third Sunday of Ordinary time this year St. Matthew (4:14 – 15) quotes the Prophet Isaiah (9:1), “the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light.” In John’s Gospel, Christ says, “I am the light of the world. Whoever …
In Luke’s Gospel reading for today, we hear the account of the devout Holy Family arriving at the Temple of Jerusalem. They had traveled the five miles from Bethlehem for a dual purpose- to fulfill the Jewish law by dedicating their first-born son, and present Him to the temple, and …
