Yahweh put water in the desert—impossible; Saint Paul tells us we will attain resurrection from the dead—impossible; the adulterous woman is condemned by no one—impossible.

We have all been trapped between that which enslaves us and a blocked escape route. We look for a God who can open the way for us and lead us to the Promised Land.

Lord, I am not worthy.” We all say that at every Mass—but we don’t always believe it. Because sometimes it just feels as if we are pretty worthy.

Don’t you wish you were like Jesus, who was always so good with the one-liners? He always had a great comeback to those who tried to trap him.

Jesus staged a cliffhanger of his own. Scribes and Pharisees brought before him a woman who had been caught in adultery.

The board of directors’ decision to hire a consultant to come up with some new fundraising strategies at the financially hurting organization was met with huge resistance.

Freeing ourselves from our sinfulness takes all the energy and strength we have, and more. We cannot dissipate it by being judgmental about anyone else.

Behold, God is doing something new. As this season of Lent nears its fulfillment, we call upon our loving God to renew our hearts and minds and hear these prayers we make.

The God who does something new and provides for the people now is the same God who delivered them in the past.

In God alone is there primordial and true delight, and in all our delights it is this delight that we are seeking.  —Saint Bonaventure (1221-1274)