Scripture: Titus 1:1-9Luke 17:1-6 Reflection: From Millstone to Mulberry Tree Today’s gospel begins with a millstone and ends with a mulberry tree. It begins with the sea and ends with the sea. It begins with scandal and ends with seed.…
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:10-16Hebrews 9:24-28Mark 12:38-44 Reflection: The story of the Widow’s Mite has often generated guilt within me. She gave everything she had, as did the widow who made food for Elijah even though she and her son were…
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 121 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17John 2:13-22 Reflection: What Does Sea World and a Group of Frenzied First Grades Have in Common? We celebrate the Dedication of St. John Lateran, the cathedral…
Scripture: Philippians 3:17-4:1Luke 16:1-8 Reflection: How do you act in a crisis? Many of us are experiencing crises these days. It may be your loved one sick or dying from Covid-19 or another illness. Perhaps the family business is struggling,…
Scripture: Philippians 3:3-8aLuke 15:1-10 Reflection: This man welcomes sinners and eats with them. -Luke 15:2 I like to get up around sunrise. I am close to the Western Lake Michigan shore and the colors are often spell-binding. Then there are…
Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18Luke 14:25-33 Reflection: My anthropology teacher in college, Dr. Warren Roth, was skilled at expanding my narrow ways of thinking. In one class, instead of profiling the culture of a tribe in tropical Africa or New Guinea, he…
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11Luke 14:15-24 Reflection: Brothers and Sisters: have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 2:5 Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor…
Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4Luke 14:12-14 Reflection: Called to Serve the Least, the Last, the Lost… We continue the journey of our annual November commemoration of saintly people; today we thank God for the person of Charles…
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:2-6Hebrews 7:23-28Mark 12:28b-34 Reflection: There were endless arguments in Jesus’ time about which of the 613 commandments was to be most honoured. That is, which was ‘the greatest.’ Scholars debated this amongst themselves at every opportunity (often over…
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Scripture: Wisdom 3:1-9Romans 6:3-9John 6:37-40 Reflection: Yesterday, when we celebrated All Saints Day, we remembered those recognized by the Church as saints. And today we commemorate all others who have passed…