David Sandel

Saturday, April 13, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) What is my rule of life? When a rule of life keeps me sedentary, it might be not such a good rule. “Read, write, listen, pray every day.” That’s been my rule for years, and there’s nary an active verb. My...

Friday, April 12, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) A moment of awe, and then back to breakfast A crowd of several thousand followed Jesus because they saw how he was healing the sick. How are we going to feed these folks? What are we going to do with all...

Thursday, April 11, 2024 Memorial of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Hearing the words of God Our maintenance manager Scott, who lives a bit north of us in Austin, said he had more than three inches of rain Tuesday in his rain gauge. On our...

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) The gift of choosing innocence During the night the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led the apostles outside and said, “Go and take your place near the temple, and tell the people everything about this new...

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Depth deprivation If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? James Finley, psychologist, teacher, and author, has a magical way of moving mysticism from somebody else’s...

Monday, April 8, 2024 Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Mary’s poetry The Lord will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” Once you hook up...

The Second Sunday of Easter, April 7, 2024 Sunday of Divine Mercy (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) My Lord and my God The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. In the ancient days, Psalm 118 was sung during entry to the Temple at Passover. Jesus called himself...

Saturday in the Octave of Easter (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Eggs and marshmallows Hey guys, I got an idea for the day before Easter. Why don’t we throw marshmallows from our helicopter the way we throw candy from floats at the 4th of July parade? Cool plan! Who thought...

Friday in the Octave of Easter, April 5, 2024 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Then God created light again When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Here is another experience for the disciples, especially Peter in...

Thursday in the Octave of Easter (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Checking with Jasper This is the message we have heard from him: God is light, in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie...