Faith

“Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!'” Come out of the tomb. Come out of the darkness. Come out of the stench. Come out of death. “Lazarus, come out!” 

Q) Someone I love recently died. I know that we believe in life after death, but I am still struggling. Am I wrong to be sad? Is it OK that I wish they were still here?

Have you ever found yourself dissatisfied while dining at a restaurant? Maybe a special entrée just didn’t live up to your curiosity, excitement and expectations. That bowl of Bolognese left you wanting something a little more.

The Order of Celebrating Matrimony recommends nine different Old Testament readings for the marriage liturgy. Second on the list and one of the most chosen texts by wedding couples is the creation of woman, Genesis 2:18-24. It employs rich, descriptive imagery that illustrates God’s plan for the right relationship between a wife and a husband.   

Every character in J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece “The Lord of the Rings” faces the temptation to take the One Ring for him or herself. But there are two characters tempted by the Ring in whom we can see more clearly how we might respond to the temptation to sin.

Here are the Church regulations for fasting and abstinence during Lent:

"We often want to know the entire route, but God most often gives us just enough light for one step. We often want to know the whole story, but God wants to write the story with us, one choice at a time."

In the Sermon on the Mount recounted in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus warns that the person who calls another “raqa” is answerable to the Sanhedrin, or court. But that was back then. We do not have a Sanhedrin now.