Provincial

In our first reading today, Ezra calls the people of Jerusalem into assembly, and lays down the law. From sunrise to high noon, he reads to them...

In Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God has been turned loose in the world, changing our world forever. Imagine that you have never heard of electricity,...

Every human being is unique in the sight of God. Some human characteristics, however, are nearly universal. For instance, just about everyone who...

Until this point in John's Gospel, Jesus' earthly ministry has been a big success. His words, and the powerful signs he has performed, have won him...

In our first reading, the prophet Elijah has offended Queen Jezebel, and is running for his life. During his forty days and forty nights in the...

In our second reading today, St. Paul has some advice for the Ephesians. He tells them to put aside their former way of life and the old self, which...

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. The woman at the well thought she was hard-hearted. She was levelheaded and unsentimental....

Too often, faith is understood as a set of propositions we are required to give our assent to -- a list of assertions we must accept as true....

Why did they do it? Why did our first parents let the serpent talk them into eating the forbidden fruit? When the old devil reminisces about his...