
The Law and Love
Reading the laws in Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy, we may feel a little frightened; if the sheer number doesn’t overwhelm us, the strangeness and seeming brutality often does.
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Reading the laws in Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy, we may feel a little frightened; if the sheer number doesn’t overwhelm us, the strangeness and seeming brutality often does.

Memorial of Saint Jerome September 30, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15a The early chapters of Zechariah were written by a contemporary of

One of life’s ironies is that we are very slow to claim credit for the only thing for which we are fully responsible: our sins.

Sometimes my thoughts get overrun with many responsibilities and the challenging things that happen in life. I think Paul’s advice is a good: to “think of what is above.”

Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels September 29, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 The prophet Daniel is being shown a

The Holy Spirit must empty us of whatever is opposed to God in order to fill us with the grace to live up to our God-given dignity.

Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time September 28, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Haggai 1:1-8 The first exiles returned from Babylon about 537

Living honestly before God always carries over into living honestly with other people and in one’s own eyes.

Reflect As James Finley at the Center for Action of Contemplation sometimes says, “You are being loved into existence.” This is an ever-present reality. Wherever

Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul September 27, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Luke 9:1-6 Jesus is sending his apostles out to proclaim the kingdom.