Today’s second reading gives us picture that we may have some familiarity with but I think we need to update it a bit. The picture is discrimination against the poor. Obviously, St. James is questioning a common practice throughout the...

One of the great criticisms against Catholics is that we do not know the Bible. One reason for this is that Catholics claim they were taught not to read it, so that they would not misinterpret it. Actually, one man...

Today’s second reading is one that many people do not understand or like. Indeed, if you look carefully at the way the shorter reading is marked out in your book, you can see that the whole concept of wives being...