I’d like to offer some thoughts on the very first line of this weekend’s first reading, from the scene of Moses and the burning bush.

Peter, James, and John are brought by Jesus up the mountain to experience the Transfiguration. They fall asleep when they get to the top.

The third temptation in the desert stands out to me this weekend

“For every tree is known by its own fruit” (Luke 6:44).

A good friend shared a story with me about her son from high school. At the end of his gym class the students would typically play a game.

When Jesus says, “Blessed are you who are poor,” we think the poor person is blessed because of the reward they will get after

I am often asked by children who my favorite saint is. It’s a difficult question to answer.

This Sunday is one of those rare days when a feast in the Church trumps the typical Sunday schedule.

In our Gospel scene Jesus returns to Nazareth and speaks to the assembly gathered in the synagogue.

I was reading a commentary on the Wedding at Cana and it was suggested that the wine ran out because Jesus and his disciples drank it all.