Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 12:16-21      Today we continue to celebrate the feast of the Entrance into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos. Her elderly parents Joachim and Anna offered Mary to God by taking her to live in the Temple in Jerusalem as...

Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 10:25-37             It is sobering how easily we can corrupt any good thing, including faith in Jesus Christ, into just another form of self-serving idolatry.   Some people fall into the delusion of thinking that they love ...

Hebrews 2:2-10; Luke 8:41-56            Some people think that pursuing the Christian life should be an easy endeavor of good feelings and success that requires little struggle.  If we think that everything is going our way in life, perhaps it cou...

1 Corinthians 12:27-13:8; Luke 16:19-31           There is simply no way around the basic truth that how we relate to our neighbors reveals how we relate to our Lord.  What we do for even the most miserable and difficult people we encounter in lif...