Scripture: Galatians 3: 1-5Luke 11: 5-13 Reflection: I cringe when I hear a bad homily. Recently the celebrant preached on being persistent in prayer. Using a real-life example of someone pleading with God for a cure of a brother’s terminal…
Scripture: Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14Luke 11:1-4 Reflection: Watching contemporary news and sports it is becoming more common for TV commentators to respond to stories of loss or tragedy by saying, “Our thoughts and prayers are with you.” It appears the pendulum…
Scripture: Galatians 1:13-24Luke 10:38-42 Reflection: Faith Coming Alive Quite a familiar picture in today’s Gospel: St. Luke’s account of Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary. Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet listening; Martha active in her duties as “hostess”…
Scripture: Galatians 1:6-12Luke 10:25-37 Reflection: Today we encounter one of the best known of Jesus’ parables – that of the Good Samaritan – a parable that Pope Francis suggests should be the model for the church in action in the…
Scripture: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-42 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14Luke 17:5-10 Reflection: The more we love the world, the more some conditions in our world can be disheartening and depressing. We might begin to doubt our faith, and ask where is God in…
Feast of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Scripture: Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17Luke 10:17-24 Reflection: Today we celebrate the feast of one of the church’s most beloved and surprising saints of modern times. Thérèse died in 1897 when she was…
Scripture: Job 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5Luke 10:13-16 Reflection: The takeaway from today’s readings is this: do we fully accept and understand God’s infinite wisdom and mercy in all things? He does so much good for us, especially those things we cannot…
Scripture: Job 9:1-12, 14-16Luke 9:57-62 Reflection: In our gospel reading today we hear the apostles commit to a life of discipleship as they respond ‘Yes, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go.” But Jesus reminds them and us that…
Scripture: Job 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23Luke 9:51-56 Reflection: Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, the patron of all charitable societies. What a wonderful example of being a people for others as we read today’s gospel reading. One…
Scripture: Amos 6:1a, 4-71 Timothy 6:11-16Luke 16:19-31 Reflection: I wonder if every Lazarus we encounter is special blessing just for us. Far from an obligation, our Lazarus’ seem to invite us into a special soul work, unique to each of…