Scripture: Revelation 20:1-4, 11—21:2Luke 21:29-33 Reflection: As I pondered over and prayed with today’s readings, the image of the book of life was slowly weaving its way through my mind and heart. Faced with apocalyptic pools of fire, it’s hard…
Scripture: Sirach 50:22-241 Corinthians 1:3-9Luke 17:11-19 Reflection: Thanksgiving and Praise As he was entering a village, ten persons with leprosy met him.They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” Lepers were…
Scripture: Revelation 14:14-19Luke 21: 5-11 Reflection: Herod rebuilt the temple using huge stones weighing between two thousand and fifty thousand pounds apiece; engineered fifteen stories tall, so precisely fit that no mortar was necessary. Each stone was seated a half…
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Scripture: Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5Luke 21:1-4 Reflection: An apocryphal source recounts that Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anne who had been childless received a message in a dream that would have a child. In thanksgiving for…
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Scripture: 2 Samuel 5: 1-3Colossians 1: 12-20Luke 23: 35-43 Reflection: On this last Sunday of the year, we celebrate the solemn feast of Christ the King. This feast is the…
Scripture: Revelation 11:4-12Luke 20:27-40 Reflection: A Voice from Heaven There I was standing in the cave where John the Beloved heard “a voice from heaven”. I recall being speechless and in awe and yet here I am still “hanging on…
Scripture: Revelation 10:8-11Luke 19:45-48 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for today, after Jesus has entered Jerusalem, He goes to the Temple. And He proceeds to drive out all those who are selling things. He also begins to teach every day…
Scripture: Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5Luke 18:35-43 Reflection: Signs and Symbols of Hope During the Church’s early days, the faithful rarely talked of what we now refer to as the “miracles” of Jesus’s mission. The healings, raising from the dead, and transformation…
Scripture: Malachi 3:19-20a2 Thessalonians 3:7-12Luke 21:5-19 Reflection: As we near the end of the Church calendar, our Scripture readings deal more and more with the end times. In our Gospel reading for Sunday (Luke 21:5-19), Jesus uses the opportunity of…
Scripture: 2 John 4-9Luke 17:26-37 Reflection: The Season of the Moon The autumn equinox arrived in late September. It marked the time when night slowly begins to grow longer, and daylight shorter. It is called the season of the moon. …