David Sandel

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 15, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Learn trust in the midst of doubt Peter Enn’s The Sin of Certainty is as much an autobiographical confession as it is theology or sociology. But before he shares his story, professor that he is, he shares...

Saturday, September 14, 2024 Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures)  A good time not far from home For God so loved the world. John 3:16 surely ranks as the most famous bible verse. It’s been etched into my mind since I was six....

Friday, September 13, 2024 Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church  (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures)  The young and the restless, the old and the wise The swallow builds a nest in which to put her young. And so do we. Thinking of the children first,...

Thursday, September 12, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures)  Loving God When one supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if one loves God, one is known by him. Eating cottage cheese with tomatoes, resting awhile before the next thing, listening to...

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Blessed are the poor Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. Jesus speaks to all of us, because all of us are poor. Planes, trains and automobiles move us around and we find our own...

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Seek not prayer, but God Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. In these days of approaching autumn I’ve begun calming myself morning and evening, lying in bed, taking several deep breaths,...

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 8, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures)  Living large in the kingdom of God Say to those who hearts are frightened: “Be strong! Fear Not! Here comes your God to save you.” Sitting around the table with our Blue Bell treats, in Bullock Museum’s...

Saturday, September 7, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Train time in Austin and across the country Our Friday adventures continue. This week we began with a trip to the dumpster and then our apartment office to pick up a snack or two. Then we headed out for a P...

Friday, September 6, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures)  Birds and men Thus should one regard us: stewards of the mysteries of God. Of course all the created creatures are included in the mysteries of God. And we are their stewards, made for such a time as this (since the...