changed my understanding of this gospel passage. The writer focused on the alternate reading in verse 41—a reading so alternate that some Bibles don't even list it in the footnotes. Here's the ...

“Woe to you hypocrites, who lock the door to the Kingdom of heaven before others. You do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance to those trying to enter” (Matt 23:13). 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; ...

I have heard it said many times that you can tell a lot about someone by what makes them angry. On the surface, that sounds so profound until I start to think about what things make me angry. I ...

A woman emailed me with questions about a recent homily. Inquisitive and reflective, she wrote: Every single paragraph of today’s piece hit the right note for me, but these two sentences hurt: “What ...