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The Fire You Cannot Hold In
Last Sunday, Peter got it right and was told the answer came from heaven. This Sunday he gets it wrong, in public,…
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The Man Who Counted For Nothing
Every room has a pecking order, and most of us can read it in ninety seconds. Who gets deferred to. Who gets…
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The Oil You Cannot Borrow
Ten girls wait in the dark with lamps, and five of them run dry. When they ask the others to share, the…
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Watching Is Work
The servant who ends up with the hypocrites never calls his master a fraud. He says something far more ordinary. “My master…
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You Cannot Inherit Holiness
There’s a real comfort in belonging to something holy, and both of today’s readings speak to that. Some of the Thessalonians had…
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Clean The Inside Of The Cup
Most of us can produce a ledger: an account of the things we have done. Mass on Sunday, the envelope in the…
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Nothing Good Comes From Nazareth
Today the Church keeps the Feast of Saint Bartholomew, and the Gospel hands us the least flattering line any apostle ever said.…
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Who Holds The Keys
Every one of us answers the question Jesus asks today, whether we ever say it out loud or not. We answer it…
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Humble Yourself And Be Crowned
Jesus says all of this standing inside the temple. That detail carries the whole passage. The men he indicts had spent their…
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Dry Bones Cannot Love
Ask a hundred Catholics what God wants from them, and most of them will get the answer right. Love God. Love your…
