Scripture: Hebrews 10:32-39Mark 4:26-34 Reflection: As a young child, I spent a lot of time in the country. One of my favorite memories is riding in my parent’s car, rolling down the windows, and smelling fields of fresh dill. It…
Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5Mark 4:21-25 Reflection: The gospel for today’s Feast of Saints Timothy and Titus is a familiar parable from the 4th chapter of St. Mark, a chapter that has…
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Scripture: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22Mark 16:15-18 Reflection: Today is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. And what a conversion we witness in the readings! Night and…
Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-10Mark 3:31-35 Reflection: Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.” Mark 3:35 Jesus…
Scripture: Isaiah 8:23-9:31 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17Matthew 4:12-23 Reflection: Lord, this is one of the gospels that really puzzles and challenges me. You walked along the shore of Galilee, passing by fishing boats with crews of men working with their nets.…
Feast of St. Agnes Scripture: Hebrews 9:2-3, 11-14Mark 3:20-21 Reflection: Have you ever said or heard someone else say: “He or she is out of his or her mind”. In today’s gospel the crowd that had gathered to hear Jesus…
Scripture: Hebrews 8: 6-13Mark 3: 13-19 Reflection: I will put my laws in their mindsand I will write them upon their hearts.I will be their God,and they shall be my people. –Hebrews 8:10 For I will forgive their evildoingand remember…
Scripture: Hebrews 7:25-8:6Mark 3:7-12 Reflection: Whatever happened to all those people? In today’s Gospel, St. Mark goes out of his way to tell us that there were an awful lot of people who wanted to be with Jesus. He tells…
Scripture: Hebrews 6:10-20Mark 2:23-28 Reflection: Today’s reading from Hebrews exhorts us “to hold fast to the hope that lies before us.” Christianity is unabashedly a religion of hope, and Christians are called to be shining and resilient witnesses of hope,…
Scripture: Isaiah 49:3, 5-61 Corinthians 1:1-3John 1:29-34 Reflection: Is it really true? We’re already in ordinary time! What happened to Christmas and all those special feasts that helped us celebrate the wondrous mystery of the Incarnation, the birth of Christ? …