by Kim | Nov 20, 2025 | Pillars of Faith
While I was writing my last few Daily Reflections on readings from 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees, it occurred to me that some of you might not even be able to find those readings in your Bibles. Some of you may have been thinking, “Uh… where is she getting this? My...
by Kim | Nov 19, 2025 | Reflections
(reflection on 2 Maccabees 7) Upon Further Reflection… Well, after drafting this morning’s Daily Bread reflection about the woman with the seven sons from 2 Maccabees, I had to run out the door to my annual OB-GYN appointment. Her office was already fully...
by Kim | Nov 18, 2025 | Cross Currents
(Reflection on 2 Maccabees 6:18-31) Resist What is Fake We usually think of “make believe” as child’s play — imagining ourselves into a world of dress-up and pretend. But today’s readings show a different kind of “make believe”: living our faith in a way that is true,...
by Kim | Nov 17, 2025 | Sunday Drive
Our Worries Have Gone Viral Every generation has concerns about the future, but our modern-day worries seem to have reached epidemic proportions. Headlines scream about monetary collapse, authoritarian government takeovers, climate destruction, and AI shaping what we...
by Kim | Nov 9, 2025 | Sunday Drive
Turning the Table In this Sunday’s Gospel, we encounter a side of Jesus that startles us. In today’s terms, He seems to “go off”—driving merchants and money-changers from the Temple. As He overturns their tables and scatters their coins, He commands: “Take these out...
