Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5Matthew 8:5-11 Reflection: Our Advent Call to Deeper Faith, Rooted in Humility It’s early December and the sights and sounds of the Christmas season are ever more evident; there’s a special “beauty” and attraction as we approach Christmas…
Scripture: Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-71 Corinthians 1:3-9Mark 13:33-37 Reflection: History is full of stories and records of individuals and nations alike, who prepared for one eventuality only to be totally surprised by an unexpected turn of events. War accounts alone…
Scripture: Daniel 7:15-27Luke 21:34-36 Reflection: Tomorrow is the first day of Advent. Soon we will be singing “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”. If we ever wondered if we need Jesus in our world, we only need watch the news these…
Scripture: Daniel 7:2-14Luke 21:29-33 Reflection: We are one month away from finishing another calendar year. In the coming weeks, we will hear reflections on the events of this year in the worlds of news, music, entertainment, sports, and so forth.…
Scripture: Daniel 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28Luke 21: 12-19 Reflection: By your perseverance you will secure your lives. -Luke 21:19 In this last week of the liturgical year, we are reminded of many things. In the reading from Daniel, we are…
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20Luke 21:1-4 Reflection: Lord, I understand the message of Your parable of the poor woman tithing; that whatever gifts we are given we must share with a humble heart. But surely someone with authority would have intervened to…
Solemnity of Christ the King Scripture: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-171 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28Matthew 25:31-46 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for Sunday, the Feast of Christ the King (Matthew 25:31-46), Jesus gives a description of the Last Judgment. The people are separated…
Scripture: 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59Luke 19:45-48 Reflection: Jesus had a very intense concern about prayer. ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” Nowhere in the Gospels is there such an…
Thanksgiving Day (USA) Scripture: Sirach 50:22-241 Corinthians 1:3-9Luke 17:11-19 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for Thanksgiving Day, ten lepers approach Jesus, at a distance, as He is traveling through Samaria and Galilee on His way to Jerusalem. Jesus hears their…
Scripture: 2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31Luke 19:11-28 Reflection: Lord, I thank you for these days of faux Summer, the warmth of which is made more glorious because we have already felt winter’s intentions of icy temps and biting winds. We can…