In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks some strong words to the Pharisees and scholars. He challenges them because they have become very careful about religious rules, but they have neglected what

In today’s Gospel, the disciples ask Jesus a simple but profound question: “Lord, teach us to pray.” They do not ask Jesus, “Teach us how to become successful.” Or “Teach

Most of us have a sentence somewhere inside us that begins, “Once things settle down…” Once work becomes less demanding, I will pray more. Once this family problem is resolved,

Before leaving for a trip, many of us put one more thing into the suitcase. Another shirt. Another pair of shoes. Another charger we probably will not need. We know

A name appears on your phone, and before you even answer, a whole version of that person has already appeared in your head. You know what they are like. You

At a traffic light, we can look straight at a person holding a cardboard sign and somehow not really see them. We are not necessarily heartless. We have simply become