[Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: The Bread of the Berith: Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Dr. John BergsmaHoly Mother Church serves up a rich fare for us in the Liturgy of the Word this week. We begin with one of the most striking prophecies of the Book of Isaiah: First Reading: Isaiah 55:1-3Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; Come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare....