Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16Luke 13:1-9 Reflection: Lord, I strive to understand. In today’s Gospel, you are presented with the dilemma of why a loving God allows evil to happen, even to the most innocent. Pain and suffering are neither deserved nor…
Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6Luke 12: 54-59 Reflection: Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? (Luke 12:57) I remember in Catholic grade school we were taught” let your conscience be your guide”. In those days I imagined an angel…
Scripture: Ephesians 3:2-12Luke 12:39-48 Reflection: Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more. I can recall the first time I came across this Scripture from Luke,…
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10Luke 12:13-21 Reflection: “Avoid greed in all its forms.” Jesus’ admonition in today’s gospel leaves us no room to barter or squirm. Jesus didn’t say that it’s okay to be a little greedy, just don’t let it get…
Scripture: Exodus 17:8-132 Timothy 3:14-4:2Luke 18:1-8 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for Sunday (Luke 18:1-8), Jesus tells a parable “about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.” The parable is about a widow who keeps after a…
Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-14Luke 12:1-7 Reflection: I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. I shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of the one who…
Scripture: Galatians 5:1-6Luke 11:37-41 Reflection: One reason the requirements of the kingdom can be challenging is the necessity for us to remove our pharisaic mask. That mask is the person we pretend to be – the false outer personality that…
Scripture: Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 – 5:1Luke 11:29-32 Reflection: Have you heard the concept of “putting a fleece before the Lord?” It appears in the book of Judges, when Gideon demanded undeniable proof of God’s will and God’s intention to…
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:14-172 Timothy 2:8-13Luke 17:11-19 Reflection: Dazzling Gifts A woman shared with me the reason for her divorce. On her birthday (and other occasions) she discovered her husband was sending his secretary to shop and buy his gifts…
Scripture: Galatians 3:22-29 Luke 11:27-28 Reflection: We are Blessed Because of Our Faith As a child I always thought that being connected with the church makes you holy and justified to be a child of God. Go to church on…