Scripture: Isaiah 66:18-21Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11-13Luke 13: 22-30 Reflection: “Strive to enter through the narrow gate” In today’s first reading, Isaiah has a vision that “nations of every language” will come to see the glory of the Lord. In today’s…
Feast of St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church Scripture: Ezekiel 43: 1-7abMatthew 23: 1-12 Reflection: Some people are just worth remembering. They live their lives in such a way that their peers, both friends and foes, respect them. …
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14Matthew 22:34-40 Reflection: He asked me: Son of man, can these bones come to life? I answered, “Lord GOD, you alone know that.” Ezekiel 37:3 Drought has been part of my personal history as well as my spiritual…
Scripture: Ezekiel 28:1-10Matthew 19:23-30 Reflection: “For God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 There are times when I open the Scriptures and read the readings of the day, I become quite agitated. The Mass reading for today is one of…
The Feast of the Assumption of Mary Scripture: Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab1 Corinthians 15:20-27Luke 1:39-56 Reflection: Today we celebrate a great feast in the Church, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. In the celebration…
Scripture: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10Hebrews 12:1-4Luke 12:49-53 Reflection: Living in these divided times, I found myself struggling with the words of Jesus in our Gospel reading for Sunday (Luke 12:49-53): “Do you think that I have come to establish peace on…
Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32Matthew 19:13-15 Reflection: Recently, my husband and I traveled to Ireland to attend a family wedding. While there we were joined by our son and his family. It was the first trip for our grandson who…
Scripture: Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63Matthew 19:3-12 Reflection: The Word of God for us today is meditation on the sacredness of a covenant, especially as regards marriage. It is a plea to encourage, affirm, pardon and be faithful to…
Scripture: Ezekiel 12:1-12Matthew 18:21-19:1 Reflection: We can best understand today’s gospel by knowing that Matthew organized his gospel into five discourses, or teachings. They are: The Sermon on the Mount (teachings on the kingdom) The Mission (sending out the disciples)…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10John 12:24-26 Reflection: When I was a teen, it was akin to a mortal sin for a Catholic to attend a Protestant worship service, much less marry a person of another faith. That is no longer true.…