Jesus, both priest and sacrifice, offered his own blood in the heavenly sanctuary.

Law must find its way into our hearts and habits.

Jesus is the effective high priest because he shares in humans' weakness.

Six months away from the Easter Triduum, we read two Scripture passages associated with Good Friday.

Hebrews: The Word of God penetrates even the spaces within ourselves where there is no space.

No recordings exist for the last three Sundays of September.  -- Take note of the argument of the Letter to the Hebrews, to be presented during the next seven Sundays.

As Jesus respects the man he heals, so we must be cognizant of the private and public spheres of everyone's lives.

We must credit the ancients with insight into disease, even if they did not have direct knowledge of microorganisms.  Jesus is making a different point: to be concerned, not about what passes through you, but rather about the evil which emerges from you.

To whom shall we go?  Our reception of the Holy Eucharist is personal, not conventional.

Mary's immaculate conception and assumption follow from our understanding of her as "Mother of God."

If one is interested in being an "influencer," Jesus' method is not the way to go about it.