Jesus addresses the issue of "theodicy," or the problem of evil and what God does about it.

"Let my people go!" How did Moses find it possible to respond to that voice from a burning yet unconsumed bush?

Is life a pie or the sky? (This is unrelated to the concept of "pie in the sky when you die," which we will have to treat at another time.)

Listen for Jesus' sly sense of humor as he proposes the image of a wooden beam in someone's eye.

Instead of a coughing fit, a brief summary of my homily.

The people who know their poverty will always remain connected with their God, in accord with the tree whose roots have a reliable source of water.

Can we find a hitherto unnoticed strength in ourselves? Paul's reflection on love celebrates love as a strength!

A government shutdown is the opposite of the harmony described by Saint Paul in his description of the Christian community according to the "analogy of the body."

We want to know that we are "chosen" and "espoused." Our God assures us that his love for us is of this quality.

Uncertainty about the identity of the Magi does not impede us from appreciating their role in "manifesting" the Savior to all nations.