Scripture: 1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34Mark 8:1-10 Reflection: Jesus tested his disciples. For three days, the crowd of 4,000 had followed him, listening to his teaching. But now they were in the wilderness and hungry. So what was Jesus to do? …
Scripture: 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19Mark 7:31-37 Reflection: Two Views of Prophets With the final words of our first reading, “Israel went into rebellion against David’s house to this day”, we hear the end of the united kingdom made by David…
Scripture: 1 Kings 11:4-13Mark 7:24-30 Reflection: Have you ever said to yourself: “Yeah, but if people REALLY knew who I am, they wouldn’t like me so much”? I know I have, and so have many of my friends and people…
Scripture: 1 Kings 10:1-10Mark 7:14-23 Reflection: If Solomon Could Have Listened to the Words of Jesus We may need the ‘wisdom of Solomon’ to turn today’s readings into prayer! It is said, ‘the brighter the light the greater the shadow’.…
Scripture: 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30Mark 7:1-13 Reflection: Some of us remember many years ago, when Catholics were called to observe meatless Friday every week. Schools, public and Catholic, would serve grilled cheese sandwiches. The main dinner course at home was…
Scripture: 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13Mark 6:53-56 Reflection: They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on matsto wherever they heard he was.Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered,they laid the sick in the marketplacesand begged…
Reflection: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Reflection: In Isaiah’s call to be a prophet, in today’s first scripture selection, we read of his sinfulness, his weakness and feelings of inadequacy. As we each grow through the years…
Scripture: 1 Kings 3:4-13Mark 6:14-29 Reflection: What is it about Jesus that is so attractive? We hear today in the gospel reading that Jesus is trying to get his disciples to come to a quiet reflective place, yet more and…
Scripture: Sirach 47:2-11 Mark 6:14-29 Reflection: All For Jesus! 21st Century Discipleship Today’s Gospel selection from St. Mark recounts the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist at the hands of a weak-willed King Herod…a saga of religious dedication and heroism…
Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12Mark 6:7-13 Reflection: Today’s Gospel is a powerful starting point for our reflections and prayer and particularly when we focus our attention on our call to discipleship. The words of Jesus today can help us appreciate…