Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12Mark 10:46-52 Reflection: “What do you want me to do for you?” This is Jesus’ question to Bartimaeus, the blind beggar who calls out to Jesus for mercy. His voice rises above all the clatter of…
Memorial of Saint Paul VI, Pope Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-25Mark 10:32-45 Reflection: “. . . the word of the Lord remains forever.” Today we remember Saint Paul VI, one of many Italian born popes, he was elected to the papacy…
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-16Mark 10:28-31 Reflection: Last weekend we celebrated the great feast of Pentecost! Happy Birthday Church!! In the coming weeks, we will celebrate the special Eucharistic feasts, but for the most part, we have entered into that long…
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Mark 10:17-27 Reflection: Our Scripture readings for today complement each other as they both challenge and encourage us to live as disciples of Christ. In our Gospel reading, Jesus encounters a sincere man who wants to…
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40Romans 8:14-17Matthew 28:16-20 Reflection: What was the first Religious thing you were taught? For me, it was the Sign of the Cross: “In the name of the Father,and of the Son,and…
Scripture: James 5:13-20Mark 10:13-16 Reflection: TRUE REFORM If someone were to ask you what the greatest need in the Church is today, how would you respond? Some feel we must have more ordained priests or religious, or we must break…
Scripture: James 5:9-12Mark 10:1-12 Reflection: Remembering Jesus at Mass Years ago, I was giving a parish mission in Stonewall, TX, and visited the LBJ ranch. Many colorful stories are told about President Johnson. The lady in charge of the National…
In 2022, shortly after the war in Ukraine began, The Passionists of Holy Cross Province created a fundraising effort to help our Passionist Brothers in Poland who were providing aid to Ukrainian refugees displaced by the war. Fr. David Colhour,…
Scripture: James 5:1-6Mark 9:41-50 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for today, Jesus uses some startling, even harsh, words warning against sin: “Whoever causes one of these little ones … to sin, it would be better for him if a great…
Scripture: James 4:13-17Mark 9:38-40 Reflection: Sometimes, the readings for the day are so descriptive of human foibles that they make the gospels leap off the page, becoming so real to me that I seem to recognize people I actually know.…