Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46Matthew 5:20-26 Reflection: Limitless Boundaries – Our Journey Into Ordinary Time Did you know that when we are lost, we walk in circles? Imagine being in the middle of a great forest. We have walked a few…
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39Matthew 5:17-19 Reflection: Today’s Gospel continues the Sermon on the Mount theme from St. Matthew and is found immediately following the “salt of the earth” verses. Jesus reminds his audience of his purpose, he is the fulfillment…
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-16Matthew 5:13-16 Reflection: She answered, “As the LORD, your God, lives,I have nothing baked;there is only a handful of flour in my jarand a little oil in my jug. -1 Kings 17:12 The other day I went…
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Scripture: Acts 1:12-14 John 19:25-34 Reflection: In St. John the Evangelist Co-Cathedral in Rochester, Minnesota, there is a side chapel where an original life-size sculpture of an elderly Mary is…
The Feast of Pentecost 2022 Scripture: Acts 2:1-111 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Romans 8:8-17John 20:19-23 or John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Reflection: In the Church calendar, today’s Solemnity ranks up there with Christmas and Easter. So significant is this day that we…
Scripture: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 John 21:20-25 Reflection: Glory to God, Now & Forever! The combination of today’s two Scripture readings is “special”: The first reading from the Acts of the Apostles concludes the Acts of the Apostles by St. Luke,…
Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs Scripture: Acts 25:13b-21John 21:15-19 Reflection: Many readers will be familiar with the musical ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ In this show two of the principal characters, Tevye and Golde, sing one duet. The…
Scripture: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11John 17:20-26 Reflection: In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus pray not only for His disciples seated at supper with Him, but for believers throughout time: “I pray not only for these, but also for thosewho will believe…
Scripture: Acts 20:28-38John 17:11-19 Reflection: Today the church celebrates the memory of St. Justin, one of the earliest and best-known martyrs of the Roman Church who lived in the second century A.D. A philosopher and theologian, he poured out his…
The Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-18a or Romans 12:9-16 Luke 1:39-56 Reflection: Happy Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary! In today’s passage from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:39-56), Mary,…