Choosing the right over the wrong, especially to devote oneself to serving the most vulnerable among us, will generate opposition, sometimes violent opposition. Nonetheless, that is our call,

Faith Without Works Is Dead! The Letter of James makes the case.

"Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." - What is this Jesus talking about?

What happens in this week's Gospel goes far beyond a physical healing for one single man. There's a lot going on!

What is the right "law" to follow? Why? These are questions addressed by both Moses and Jesus in the scriptures for this Mass.

The Bread of Life continues in the Gospel for this day. Jesus identifies himself as "the bread come down from heaven" and engages with the first of three groups who will "murmur" against this most unconventional teaching.

Where did this feast come from? What does it really mean? What is the basis for this belief? Throughout the centuries, Christians have venerated Mary above every other saint. The scripture for this Mass has much to tell us about her and her relationship to Jesus, her son.

This portion of the episode is devoted entirely to the 2nd reading of the Mass for this day which is from the Letter to the Ephesians attributed to St. Paul., It is the portion of the letter that often triggers contemporary listeners to think of the writer as a chauvinist, or even a misogynist. If hearing this read at Mass in the past has made you a little twitchy, this might be a very fruitful listen.

In this episode, explore the first reading of this Mass, from the Book of Jacob and the last segments of the Bread of Life Discourse in the Gospel of John.

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