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We’ve been taught to study for tests, and we’ve all had those all-nighters getting ready for the final. So, why does Jesus tell us that we shouldn’t think about how we should answer our accusers, especially when we’ve been betrayed

Family is important. It’s also a part of the Covenant that God made with Abraham: he’ll be the father of many nations. So, why is it a good thing when the lady in today’s reading doesn’t have children? The Temple

 14th Sunday of Luke Sometimes, something is so obvious we miss it. Perhaps, it’s a sign you drive by every day. Perhaps, there’s a poem or piece of literature you’ve read a hundred times, but then you had a new

Sometimes we go looking for trouble. Sometimes it comes looking for us! Either way, the experience changes us. It’s the same when we deal with God. John, Andrew, and Simon were looking for the Messiah. But, as we also find

We all have those moments when we’re trying to show off, but we end up looking like fools . . . In today’s reading, the authorities were trying to show off and trap Jesus. “We’ll ask him if it’s good

Today’s parable is about the return of the king and the disobedience of his servants. It’s easy to see this as an historical incident, but what if it speaks to us today? Judeans, the original hearers of scripture, easily understood

If you walk into a church, there’s a natural order: the bishop, the priest, the parish council. It was the same in Jesus’s day with the Temple. So, why was he so upset with the hierarchical structure as it was?

Judeans from all around the world came to the Jerusalem Temple to make their sacrifices, be forgiven, and grow closer to God, so why would Jesus oppose it? Originally, the Israelites (or Judeans) didn’t have a Temple. Instead, they had

Sometimes, we’re afraid to approach God. We’re afraid to pray, go to confession, or approach for communion. Perhaps we haven’t fasted, or we’re embarrassed by our sins. Or, perhaps, we just don’t feel worthy of God’s love. This is common,

Sometimes we read scriptural promises that we know aren’t true. Our reality doesn’t seem to match the reality of the Bible. How are we to understand this? In today’s reading, we hear Jesus promise that “nothing shall harm you.” But,