Speaking to the Soul: The Best Man
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, but our gospel invites to more of a wedding than a birthday party.
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, but our gospel invites to more of a wedding than a birthday party.

It is easy to disappear into confusion and self-pity when God calls us to change in the service of new understanding.
The example of Abraham prepares us for the life-or-death decisions we make each day.

What bit of “self” or “stuff” might God be asking you today to release yourself from, that lets Gospel perfection in?
Today’s first reading lifts to God a cloud of incense from over two hundred and fifty censers. Is any one offering more holy than another?

God never fails to help and govern those whom he has set upon the sure foundation of his lovingkindness

So many lessons, most especially remaining faithful to God and not building our own kingdoms or following those who seek to do that very thing.
Is God a debt-collector? The answer might depend on the forgiveness we extend toward others.

Three nights ago, at the Fort Collins vigil for those killed or wounded in the Orlando shooting, Rabbi Shoshana Leis sang, in what she described as an ancient traditional chant of lamentation, the last words texted by Eddie Justice to his mother.
Whether our guidance comes from morning Scriptures or from The Tonight Show, may we all move this world forward in love.