Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:16-19Matthew 5:43-48 Reflection: Today’s Gospel tells us to be kind: “Be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous…
Scripture: Ezekiel 18:21-28Matthew 5:20-26 Reflection: In our Gospel reading, Jesus says, “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you, whoever is…
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4Matthew 16: 13-16 Reflection: I read today’s gospel and wondered why St. Matthew made such a point of telling us they had entered the area called, Caesarea Philippi. I went back and checked…
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-16Luke 11:29-32 Reflection: In our first reading Jonah is telling the Ninevites that if they don’t repent Nineveh will be destroyed. (Jonah 3:1-3) The people of Nineveh didn’t want to be destroyed so they repented. What is your…
Scripture: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18Matthew 25:31-46 Reflection: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. -Leviticus 19:18 The Lord’s call to holiness for His people is consistent. Just as He told the Israelites through Moses, Jesus tells the disciples from His own lips…
First Sunday of Lent Scripture: Genesis 9:8-151 Peter 3:18-2Mark: 1:12-15 Reflection: “Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between…
Scripture: Isaiah 58:9b-14Luke 5:27-32 Reflection: The Lenten message is simple, but easily missed and almost always quickly forgotten: Following the ways of the Lord brings happiness and life. If we do what is right and good—if we especially seek justice…
Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9aMatthew 9:14-15 Reflection: Our Lenten season began with the prophet Joel’s exhortation to “rend your hearts, not your garments.” The challenge to “fast” stares us once again in the face and confronts us. The children of Israel are…
Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20Luke 9:22-25 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for today, after Jesus predicts His own Passion and death and resurrection, He tells His disciples what it means to be a disciple: “If anyone wishes to come after me, he…
Ash Wednesday Scripture: Joel 2:12-182 Corinthians 5:20-6:2Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Reflection: Between the jubilant melodies of Fat Tuesday and the delightful chocolate bunnies of Easter Sunday lies the season of Lent. In today’s unapologetically secular world, ever rife with materialism, some…