I imagine we all from time to time feel anxiety rising, in which we ask ourselves, “Have I done enough? Am I missing something?”  The most troubling aspect is that we often aren’t thinking of anything in particular, we just feel it.  And it’s not a great feeling. All Saints’ Day and its root in baptism in Christ reminds us…

Jesus tells a parable (Mt 18) of a slave that tries to make a profit collecting from his fellow slaves, money ultimately owed to the king. After the king forgives him his unpayable debt, he immediately shakes down another slave for a payable debt. He has him thrown into debtor’s prison because he cannot pay. The forgiven slave is trying…

Lots of people talk about God and claim to know all kinds of things about God. Evidently, in Jeremiah’s day, as today, that was a problem because some of the things prophets were saying made the rulers happy but didn’t work for the common people. Easy blessings, easy peace. But the common folk weren’t happy with the way things were.…