Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-5, 11Mark 2:1-12 Reflection: One of the things I learned early on in my association with the Passionists is their ability to see new and deeper lessons and insights into the same Gospel time after time. I would…
Scripture: Hebrews 3:7-14Mark 1:40-45 Reflection: Today’s first reading can aptly be described as a warning to periodically check the condition of our hearts lest, in ways we are scarcely aware, they turn us away from what is true, holy, and…
Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18Mark 1:29-39 Reflection: Women in the Gospel of Mark Today’s gospel depicts Jesus healing Simon’s mother-in-law who was seriously ill with a fever. So much is packed in this brief episode, not the least of which Jesus is…
Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-12Mark 1:21-28 Reflection: Whenever I teach, I hope it makes a difference for attendees. Yet when they tell me how I touched or helped them, it’s hard to know what to say. We aren’t taught to accept compliments,…
Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-6Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 Reflection: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord What do we do when we find the meaning of life or the key to eternal life? Does it lead to worship? It led the…
Scripture: 1 John 5:14-21John 2:1-11 Reflection: Sing to the LORD a new songof praise in the assembly of the faithful.Let Israel be glad in their maker,let the children of Zion rejoice in their king. -Psalm 149:1-3 When the wine ran…
Scripture: 1 John 5:5-13Mark 1: 7-11 Reflection: I sometimes imagine the day of my baptism in a little frame church in Louisville’s South End, a working-class neighborhood. A grainy black and white brownie camera photo on the front lawn of…
Scripture: 1 John 3:11-21John 1:43-51 Reflection: But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” -John 1:46 In today’s gospel, we hear of the calling of the first disciples. Andrew and Peter, Philip and Nathanael. But there’s a…
Scripture: 1 John 3:7-10John 1:35-42 Reflection: Jesus’ Call and Our Response Today’s Gospel features John the Baptist and two of his disciples meeting Jesus as he walked by – “the Lamb of God”. This encounter led to Jesus’ invitation to…
Scripture: 1 John 2:29-3:6John 1:29-34 Reflection: Perhaps John’s repeated musing… “I did not know him” (which resonates like a refrain during this text) might give us a focus for our reflection on today’s gospel. John’s testimony reminds us that knowing Jesus is…