Scripture: 1 John 4:19-5:4Luke 4:14-22a Reflection: May You Enjoy Your Christmas Gifts Do you have a gift yet to be delivered, one under the soon-to-disappear tree sitting unclaimed? Could there be a gift yet to be purchased for the person…
Late in the evening on Tuesday, January 7, the wildfires driven by high winds in the San Gabriel mountains reached Sierra Madre, California. All guests, staff and vowed community members at Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center and many of the…
Scripture: 1 John 4:11-18Mark 6:45-52 Reflection: The first reading for today begins with a surprising statement: “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.” As I read this, I was expecting the author to say: “If…
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-10Mark 6:34-44 Reflection: He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?”…
Scripture: 1 John 3:22-4:6Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 Reflection: Who among us has not paused to access major intersections of our lives . . . after high school plans, marriage, entering the seminary or religious community, a job we took, the neighborhood…
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-6Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6Matthew 2:1-12 Reflection: …it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body… -Ephesians 3:5b-6a …behold,…
Scripture: 1 John 3:7-10John 1:35-42 Reflection: The Christmas Event and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Today’s Gospel selection features John the Baptist and two of his disciples meeting Jesus as he walked by – John the Baptist call Jesus “the Lamb…
Scripture: 1 John 2:29-3:6John 1:29-34 Reflection: ‘I did not know him myself’ In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist uses this term twice, and each time reflects that whilst personal knowledge of Jesus, even personal contact is not the case, his…
Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, and Doctors of the Church Scripture: 1 John 2:22-28John 1:19-28 Reflection: St. Basil and St. Gregory knew each other as children and rekindled their friendship while studying in Athens as…
For vowed religious like Passionist priests and brothers, a jubilee is the celebration of a significant anniversary of their vowed life, generally celebrated at 25, 50, 60 and 75 years. It marks a milestone in their lifelong commitment to God…