Scripture: Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Reflection: I am sure all of us are deeply troubled by the violent warfare now raging in Ukraine. The unprovoked aggression that prompted it, the terrible loss of human life, the wanton destruction…
Scripture: Exodus 32:7-14 John 5:31-47 Reflection: Happy Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent! It’s not rare that I tell the pupils in my private studio that, no matter what, I can help them get better. I don’t know how…
Scripture: Isaiah 49:8-15John 5:17-30 Reflection: Today’s gospel reading touched my heart, because it made me think of today’s parents and their children. The first line – ‘My Father is still working, and I also am working.” How many times have…
Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12John 5:1-16 Reflection: “When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be well?”.” -John 5:6 Water, two hydrogen atoms and…
Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-21John 4:43-54 Reflection: Isaiah paints a hopeful picture of how special Jerusalem will be for all of God’s followers. In John’s Gospel, we are also given the hope that comes with being a faithful follower of Jesus Christ!…
Scripture: Joshua 5:9a, 10-122 Corinthians 5:17-21Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Reflection: Thursday morning, I attended a book study with several other lovely women. We were discussing obedience. I remembered a sweet woman to whom I was distributing Holy Communion in a nursing…
Scripture: Hosea 6:1-6Luke 18:9-14 Reflection: “O God, be merciful to me a sinner.” When we have been shown mercy and love, it’s hard to imagine not extending that same mercy and love to others. Yet far too often there is…
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10Hebrews 10:4-10Luke 1:26-38 Reflection: Faith Offman shares her reflection on today’s Solemnity of the Annunciation.
Scripture: Jeremiah 7:23-28Luke 11:14-23 Reflection: Being With Christ Whoever is not with me is against me,and whoever does not gather with me scatters. We must learn to be with the total Christ. We must cherish each member of his body…
Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9Matthew 5:17-19 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for today, Jesus says to the crowds, “Do not think I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but fulfill.” If we…