El mensaje del Señor a través de Moisés en el Sinaí es entrañable y exigente. "Has visto cómo traté a los egipcios y cómo te cargué con alas de águila y te traje a mí mismo. Ahora, si me obedeces por completo y guardas mi pacto, serás mi posesión preciada entre todos los pueblos, aunque toda la tierra es mía. Serás para mí un reino de sacerdotes, una nación santa”. Los Diez Mandamientos están registrados aquí en Éxodo y también en el Libro de Deuteronomio. La versión que apre

The Lord’s message through Moses at Sinai is endearing and demanding. “You have seen how I treated the Egyptians and how I bore you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now, if you obey me completely and keep my covenant, you will be my treasured possession among all peoples, though all the earth is mine. You will be to me a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.” The Ten Commandments are recorded here in Exodus and also in the Book of Deuteronomy. The version that w

Moses was a good leader. Many leaders are frozen in place. They want and have total control and listen to no one. Moses is looking to God, but he also listens and follows the guidance of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. Jethro suggests that he let go of some of his power to judge. Let otherwise persons in the community of Israel help with lesser decisions. The saying two heads are better than one. Is there a wise elder person in your life that you listen

Moisés es un buen líder. Muchos líderes están congelados en su lugar. Quieren y tienen un control total y no escuchan a nadie. Moisés está mirando a Dios, pero también escucha y sigue la guía de su suegro Jethró, el sacerdote de Madián. Jethro sugiere que suelte parte de su poder para juzgar. De lo contrario, las personas en la comunidad de Israel ayudan con las decisiones menores. El dicho de dos cabezas es mejor que uno. ¿Hay alguna persona mayor sabia en tu vida que escuch

"Moisés y los israelitas cantaron esta canción al SEÑOR". ¿Disfrutas cantando? Algunas personas cantan todo el tiempo, algunas casi nunca. Es bueno cantar. Creo que es un signo de un corazón alegre. Cuando cantamos al Señor en la misa, es una señal de que estamos dispuestos a dar cada fibra de nuestro ser para la alabanza de Dios. Entonces, ¡CANTA! Mi padre cantó cada canción en la misa. No creo que alguna vez haya cantado en clave. Puede que no haya sido lindo, pero dio su c

“Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD.” Do you enjoy singing? Some people sing all the time, some almost never. It is good to sing. I do believe it is a sign of a joyful heart. When we sing to the Lord at Mass, it is a sign that we are willing to give every fiber of our being to the praise of God. So, SING! My Dad sang every song at Mass. I don’t think he ever sang on key – It might not have been pretty, but he gave his heart and soul to praise God. S

Prove it. I can remember as a youth and as a child saying that a lot. Prove it. Trust does not seem to come easy in our world. So many speak but are really saying nothing. Can we trust our lives to God, will God be God? It seems that God knows our doubts. We certainly see the minute it becomes a fearful journey the Israelites are ready to go back to Egypt. Yet God does not abandon them in their doubt. He miraculously protects them and guides them through the Red Sea

God’s will be done. I encourage you not to get caught up in a literal historical view of this last plague. Is it history yes, but that is not our concern. Our concern is to see that God will go to extremes to help us. No possibility left undone. Can you see the long view of your life? Can you see how the hand of God has guided you and/or your family? Is it worth honoring God with praise and worship for the good he has offered you? There is a supremely right way to do

Happy Feast Day to all my Parishioners of St. Francis de Sales in Idabel Oklahoma. Are you smarter than a Pharaoh? It really isn’t about being smart or not. It does challenge us to see how obstinate we are. When we choose to not reconsider our judgments or decisions that are contributing to or directly causing separations between our self and others – you may find yourself at odds with God. Which will mainly manifest itself in you becoming a tired, angry, old and sad indi

Sometimes we feel less than worthy to relate to others, especially if we believe (wrongly) that the other is greater than us because they have a title or abilities that we do not, therefore I dare not relate. Moses says, ““Since I am a poor speaker, how is it possible that Pharaoh will listen to me?” even Moses did not feel he was up for the task of relating. God knew Moses, God knows us. Trust your relationship with God. By trusting in your relationship with God, you a