The idea of the holy: wholly other, but involved in the lives of human beings.

When we presume to offer a word for the good of the public, we must be sure that we are acting with love for our listeners.

A sense of belonging is necessary if we are to understand ourselves as members of the Body of Christ. We keep in mind that our differences contribute to the health of the entire body.

The anxieties of getting married, and the fact that God has espoused us to himself.

Jesus' baptism is an act of solidarity with weary humanity.

We are called out of the narrowness of Herod to be radiant at what we see when we perceive the gifts of all nations being given to us.

There is tension in every family, especially in the Holy Family, as Mary and Joseph do not know what to make of the 12-year-old Jesus and his desire to be in "his Father's house."

Considering the remarkable meeting of Elizabeth and Mary, we approach Christmas not sentimentally but soberly, aware that the birth of the Son of God is the opening act of the drama which is Jesus' sacrifice of himself for our salvation.

The function of the prophet: To help us be in touch with things which are already in our hearts, that the resonance of these things might lead us to change.

Introducing a distinction between a prophet and a scold, so that we may see more clearly the liberating function of the prophet.