Imagine someone you know is interested in learning what Christianity is really all about. What would you tell them? What’s the core message? Probably …

In today’s First Reading from the prophet Isaiah, we hear God’s desire to “gather the nations” and to send people out “to the nations.” …

I, like many people, have spent a lot of time this last week watching the Olympics and marveling at the great ability of the …

In the Old Testament story of the Exodus from Egypt referred to in our First Reading today, God’s chosen people are safe from the …

“Teach us to pray!” This is the request Jesus gets in today’s Gospel. When we think of learning to pray, we might call to …

The famous motto of the Boy Scouts is “Be Prepared.” This admonition is deliberately vague, meaning that a scout should be prepared appropriately for …

Normally, when a “Scholar of the Law” is mentioned in the Scripture, he’s not held in a very favorable light, at least not by …

Last week at the beginning of camp at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation in Osceola, Missouri, I talked about the importance of loyalty, …

Most people who care about the lives of unborn babies and their mothers recognize today’s decision by the Supreme Court as a setback. It …