What would you be willing to do if your life depended on it? How far would you be willing to go to save yourself? We can never know what we would do when faced with those sorts of life-or-death choices until the moment comes for us to make such a weighty decision. Yet, there are…

“O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus …Because he first loved me.” These words from Hymn 95 in our Lift Every Voice and Sing hymnal come to mind as we think about the amazing miracles of Christ. Today’s story, about the healing of a leper, reminds us…

Conflict comes in the religious community as well as in the secular world! We have all heard of the inevitable collision between two ships on the sea traveling the same course toward each other. There is no time to change direction. So it is in our gospel lesson for today. Jesus’ action in showing compassion…

Today’s Scriptures contain an interesting reflection on the notion of “social acceptability.” It’s the topic of countless talk shows these days, because we really do have a problem. When people are different from us, those with the most features in common band together and single out “the other.” The nature of the “difference” can determine…

“His fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.”(1:28) This is pretty amazing because Jesus has only just begun his ministry, only just begun selecting his apostles, only just been baptized by John in the Jordan-and already his fame has begun to spread. But it’s no wonder. Look at the Gospels for the…