The theme of today’s readings is the rejection of the beloved. In the first reading, we see the brothers of Joseph plotting against him. The...

Jeremiah gives us a vivid image today: the person who trusts in human strength is like a "barren bush in the desert," while the on...

Today’s readings reveal the tension between worldly ambition and divine sacrifice. In the first reading, Jeremiah faces a Conspiracy . Peopl...

Jesus warns us today about the "Scribes and the Pharisees" who sit on the seat of Moses. He tells the crowd to do what they say, b...

In today’s first reading, God gives a clear and daunting command: "Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy." But what does hol...

My dear brothers and sisters, just a few days ago, we walked down these aisles to receive ashes on our foreheads. We heard the sobering word...

We begin our Lenten journey not in a parade, but in a wilderness. The Gospel tells us that Jesus was "led by the Spirit" into the ...