Click here for Daily Readings “Ecclesiastes 3:1 + Luke 9:20a” Today, I’m playing with words to pass along an exercise I do from time to time as a way to assess how my spiritual life is going. I invite you to do it with me. As hinted, I’m combining the two verses mentioned earlier as…
Click here for Daily Readings But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see him. ~ Lk 9:7 It’s said that Emperor Augustus joked about Herod Antipas saying “It’s better to be Herod’s pig than his son.” (Macrobius, Saturnalia, 2:4:11) Herod was…
Click here for Daily Readings “and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus.” ~ Jn 1:36-37 Today’s Gospel, highlighted for me a theme often overlooked in discussions about prophets, Jesus, and discipleship. It revolves around the notion of borrowing…