Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year 4, NL)

Child advocate R. L. Stollar seeks to help people read the Bible in ways that protect and honor children.

Paul’s words about humility should be handled with care.

The early church fathers had a saying: "The best bishop is a bad bishop." In other words, we sometimes grow more through adversity than we do by encouragement and supportive spiritual direction.

Paul’s letter to the Philippians puts me in mind of the annual ritual of Christmas letters and how much I enjoy receiving them, though I have to admit that sometimes the correspondence can veer off into the stratosphere of braggadocio. You know the type.