Lord, great and awesome God,
you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you
and observe your commandments!
We have sinned, been wicked and done evil;
we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws.
We have not obeyed your servants the prophets,
who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes,
our fathers, and all the people of the land.…

Recently during a Saint Vincent De Paul home visit, a young lady shared how she was struggling to make ends meet in order to pay her bills. She shared how after having been incarcerated, she was reunited with her two children, and now was trying to rekindle the relationship with her children, seeking out ways to better provide for her family and herself.…

I have often wondered about the diverse descriptions that the Scriptures provide us for the One we call God.  Many times in the Hebrew Testament, we have seemingly conflicting images of the Creator God.  At times God is described as wrathful and exacting in punishment for misdeeds and what is considered bad conduct.  …

Actions may speak louder than words, but the actions themselves are not necessarily the deepest source.  Heart-felt attitudes govern our words and actions many if not most of the time.  Every now and then we may catch ourselves, but for the most part we speak and act in conformance with what we have accepted in our minds and hearts as true.  …

How true is the adage, “You get what you give?”  Sometimes we may rephrase it with a bit of a cynical tone as “What goes around comes around?”  In the negative sense, this implies that all the afflictions that we impose on others will eventually be visited upon us as the perpetrators.  …