David Sandel

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Recovering The letter of the law brings death, but the Spirit gives life. Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, was so glorious, how much more will the ministry of the Spirit be? Andi does things for...

Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Conversations with God Hear Henri Nouwen: To pray, I think, does not mean to think about God in contrast to thinking about other things, nor does it mean spending time with God instead...

Monday, June 12, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) On the table Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all encouragement. I’ve been waiting...

Sunday, June 11, 2023 Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Eating from the loaf After writing sermons every week for decades, John Ames in Marilynne Robinson’s book Gilead said, “For me writing has always felt like praying. You feel that are with someone.”...

Saturday, June 10, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Texas tags Tobit told his son, “See to it that you give what is due to the man who made the journey with you; give him a bonus, too.” This has been bugging me for months. It’s time to change from...

Thursday, June 9, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Joy in the morning, joy in the noontime, joy at suppertime May his holy name be praised throughout all the ages, Because it was he who scourged me, And it is he who has had mercy on me. Behold, I now...

Thursday, June 8, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) God’s glory and God’s gifts Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one! You shall love the Lord your God will all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This first and...

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Texas Military History Museum Texas is justifiably proud of its military history. Inside the Texas Military Forces History Museum a sign above one of its rooms reads, “The troops of other states have their reputation to make. The sons of the...

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) The waiting game I went to see some doctors for a cure but the more they anointed my eyes with various salves, the worse the cataracts became, until I could see no more. I guess, in the saga of my heart...

Monday, June 5, 2023       Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr (click here to listen to or read today’s scriptures) Learning to be larger than life My sweet Jesus, look with mercy on my soul … this is not a prayer of the proud, but of someone aware of their shortcomings, aware that they...