Fear-Filled Leaven

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. They were judgmental and fearful, the Pharisees and Herod. The last thing they wanted was for Jesus’s message of the kingdom of God being at hand to take… Continue reading Fear-Filled Leaven

Clinging to Human Tradition

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. He responded, “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors me with their lips,     but their hearts are far from me; In… Continue reading Clinging to Human Tradition

Eyes on God

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Seven martyred women saints are included in the Eucharistic prayer during the Catholic Mass: Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Agnes, Lucy, Cecilia, and Anastasia. The legends about them can be… Continue reading Eyes on God

God as Master Chef

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I was talking with someone recently about my inability to veer from the directions in any recipe. “Oh,” she said, “you must be a baker.” I wrinkled up… Continue reading God as Master Chef