All Saints Sunday

Jesus raised his eyes to his disciples and said:“Happy are you who are poor,    because God’s kingdom is yours.Happy are you who hunger now,    because you will be satisfied.Happy are you who weep now,    because you will laugh.Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and condemn your name as evil because of the HumanContinue reading “All Saints Sunday”

Love Your Neighbor

13You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning. 14You shall not revile the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. 15You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not beContinue reading “Love Your Neighbor”

John’s Teaching, part 1

7John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones toContinue reading “John’s Teaching, part 1”