This feast of the Holy Family invites us to think about our understanding of family. The first reading from the Book of Sirach, a text that is part of the wisdom writings and tradition, is classically ...

This feast of the Holy Family invites us to think about our understanding of family. The first reading from the Book of Sirach, a text that is part of the wisdom writings and tradition, is classically ...

Find today’s readings here. You don’t need to have recently written a book about growing older (hint) to appreciate the book of Sirach, but its words of wisdom resonate more deeply in your bones if ...

In our own day, we use Scripture for prayer and worship, and sometimes as a topic for academic study. It is easy to forget the versatile ways the Bible was used in Jesus’ day. It was a law code, a ...