Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:16-23 Mark 2:18-22 Reflection: Today’s gospel poignantly illustrates how the activities and practices of our lives, even when they are unquestionably good and proper, can sometimes distract us from all the manifestations of God’s loveliness and graciousness…
Scripture: Isaiah 62:1-51 Corinthians 12:4-11John 2:1-11 Reflection: One of the most beautiful movies of recent years told the story about the power of married friendship. The movie is “Shadowlands,” the story of the marriage of C.S. Lewis, the famous English…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1aMark 2:13-17 Reflection: “ those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do…” Jesus called Levi to follow him, ate with him at his home. Levi, a tax collector, and thus…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22aMark 2:1-12 Reflection: The Hope in Miracles Today’s reading talks specifically about the authority of kings in the Old Testament and Jesus’s authority in the New Testament. It has always been a topic that interests me,…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:1-11Mark 1:40-45 Reflection: Our Gospel readings are taken today from the Gospel of Mark who offers us a good insight into Jesus and his mission. The author of Mark, from the beginning of chapter one demonstrates Jesus…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20 Mark 1:29-39 Reflection: On this feast of the Baptism of the Lord, does this question cross your mind? “Am I going to heaven, into Eternal Life with our Creator, accompanied by my Lord and Savior,…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:9-20 Mark 1:21-28 Reflection: We know that the Gospel of Matthew can best be understood through the lens of Jewish Christian community concerns and worship, and the Gospel of Luke through the lens of Gentile Christian community…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8Mark 1:14-20 Reflection: In the first book of Samuel, Peninnah ridicules Hannah for being barren. Hannah responds by allowing herself to feel diminished, worthless, and abandoned by God. I grant that in those days, barrenness was considered…
The Baptism of the Lord Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7Acts 10:34-38Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Reflection: The Ministry of the Infant Christ In today’s second reading Peter says, “I am beginning to see….”. His words can apply to something so basic as baptism.…
Scripture: 1 John 5:14-21 John 3:22-30 Reflection: The last recorded words of John the Baptist are pertinent as we launch into the next 34 weeks of Ordinary time with the living Christ. “He must increase, while I must decrease.” Recently,…