This Sunday, Fr. Javier reflects on Jesus’ first sign at the wedding in Cana and his message of abundant life: “We work so that we may better enjoy the life we’ve been given. We struggle so that others might do the same… In a world of cheap knock-offs—visions of happiness that are trite and ethereal; moments of…
Luke 14:1, 7-14
George Washington, one of the founding fathers and the first president of the United States, transcribed a little book as a school exercise sometime before he was 16 years old. It is entitled Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation … The gospel today sounds a little like Washington’s rules. It reads like a lesson in table manners… but there’s something more at stake here.