7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This weekend Jesus tells us, “Stop judging and you will not be judged.”  Seems straightforward…but it also seems to put us as followers of Jesus in a crossfire.  On the one hand, God shows us the path to a fulfilled life in this world and the next, asks us to follow it, and invites us to challenge others to do the same.  On the other hand, when we challenge others to follow this path, when we stand up and say that certain actions are right and wrong, that certain decisions are good and bad, we’re told, “Stop judging!”  So can I judge, or can’t I?  (Hint: the answer to that questions is, “Correct!”).  Listen to find out why!

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

God’s calls to us often come as thoughts, just simple thoughts.  It’s easy to miss them if we’re not paying attention, or (if you’re like me) you reason yourself out of them.  But God calls us every day, in little moments, to reach out to others, to pray for others, to share our experiences of the Lord.  Like Isaiah and Peter in our readings today, we might not feel like we’re the best fit for the job, we won’t know what following a call will actually entail.  But like Isaiah and Peter, when we hear these calls of God during our day, these simple thoughts and tugs of the heart, let’s go for it and unleash more of God’s life into this world bit by bit!