Posts from February 2026

In our lives, we’ll all be tempted to commit prideful, selfish acts. For some of us, our greed and ego will reach enormous heights and lead to disgraceful acts of catastrophic proportions. For others our pride will be somewhat more contained: a white lie here, a bribe there. For most of the rest of us, no one would suspect that we were ever in bed with the devil. In our daily lives we’re good, upstanding citizens, hard workers, devoted friends,…

We have been listening to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount as he lays out for us some challenging proclamations on how to live faith filled lives. This Sunday, he lays all on the line: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. No, I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” His words following this are rigorous and demanding. He says, here’s what you heard and think. But this is what I say…

Two words stand out in today’s Gospel from Matthew. Those words are Salt and Light. Salt is used in most foods, one as a preservative and secondly as it brings out the flavor and enhance the taste of foods. Jesus calls us to be the salt of the earth, and so we’re called to enhance the flavor and spirit of the people we meet. A little kindness brings out the goodness of others. Forgiveness can change a person’s life ridding…