Before the Eucharist this afternoon, I was hearing the confessions celebrating the sacrament of reconciliation. It occurred to me how these readings of today are very appropriate as a preparation for ...

Now, my guess is that some of us in the church are feeling like those workers and are ready to grumble a bit. It's not really fair, is it, that the ones who work one hour get the same as those who ...

The psalm response for the First Sunday of Lent sets the tone for the entire season. It is one of the most familiar biblical prayers for divine mercy: “Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; In ...

“Oh, praise the gracious power that tumbles walls of fear and gathers in one house of faith all strangers far and near: We praise you, Christ! Your cross has made us one! Oh, praise persistent truth ...

Why believers shouldn’t throw it away out of embarrassment. For Christians, discomfort with the Old Testament is nothing new. During the second century, Marcion shunned what he saw as the wrathful God ...

The word gracious is not one you hear tossed around a lot in casual conversation these days. People used to say, “Goodness gracious!” when they were shocked at something. That sounds rather quaint to ...

None of us really enjoys feeling judged. Typically, if you're a person who frequently says things like, "Only God can judge me," other actual human beings have probably already judged you to be a ...