An incident in Germany reminded me who we all belong to.
Season after Pentecost | 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Amos 7:7-15 (Psalm 85:8-13); Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 | Semi-continuous first reading: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 (Psalm 24)
According to Josephus, Herod Antipas desperately wanted to be called “king.”
July 13, 2018
Put your ear to the ground. You will not detect a single note of good news in the story of Herod, Herodias, and John.
June 12, 2018
What makes a family?
We tend to think biology matters, and matters very much—except when we don’t.
by Thomas D. Kennedy
March 20, 2017
The Dakota Access pipeline poses a threat to indigenous people. Their resistance poses tough questions for all of us.
2 Samuel by Robert Barron
Robert Barron’s grasp of the complex development of David’s character in 2 Samuel is unsurpassed. And his references to history and literature are more than adornment.
reviewed by James C. Howell
December 13, 2015