Posts from February 2026

Jesus asks his followers to do the difficult work of loving our enemies. This requires work and dedicated prayer.

The scriptures today teach us that we are responsible for our own emotional lives - and especially what we do with our anger.

Today's readings offer us a window into how patriarchy works and invites us to listen to those who ask for and seek a change.

Today's scriptures witness the people asking for more signs. Yet signs have been given. The problem is we repeatedly ignored them.

When we pray the Our Father, we are connected acrosss time and space to deep and communal realities that can change us.

Many people living with chronic illness and disability feel left behind. Our Lenten practices can lead us deeper into service of those who feel forgotten in our midst.

In the wilderness, Jesus rejected the temptations related to power that dominates, economic exploitation and exclusive nationalism.

Rev. Alvin Simpson reminds us that music is a powerful vehicle that nourishes us on our journey of faith during Lent.

Isaiah the prophet warned the faithful that unless our prayer and fasting are connected to concrete acts of justice, they mean little.

The scriptural tradition reminds us that life presents us with choices - choices that lead to life and death.

Today we begin the season of Lent - a time of simplification that can help us get back to the essentials of our faith and our life.