Scripture: Romans 11:29-36Luke 14:12-14 Reflection: When the Catholic Worker House of Hospitality opened in our city, after years of preparation, supporters of the effort hosted a feast for the neighborhood. If guests were able to bring a prepared dish, a…
Scripture: Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-101 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13Matthew 23:1-12 Reflection: [In] receiving the word of God from hearing us, you received not a human word but, as it truly is, the word of God. -1 Thessalonians 2:13b The scribes and the…
Scripture: Romans 11:1-2,11-12,25-29Luke 14:1, 7-11 Reflection: 2023 Holiday Humility Jesus & “table fellowship”: today’s Gospel recounts Jesus dining at the home of one of the leading Pharisees. It’s truly a special day…a Special Guest…an invitation to dinner and fellowship —…
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Scripture: Wisdom 3:1-9Romans 6:3-9John 6:37-40 Reflection: All Souls Day is traditionally the third day of Allhallowtide—right after Halloween and All Saints’ Day. These three days have invited people into deeper communion…
Solemnity of All Saints Scripture: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-141 John 3:1-3Matthew 5:1-12a Reflection: Have you experienced reading an article or listening to a presentation and felt like the writer or speaker knew your story and was talking directly to you? So,…
Scripture: Romans 8:18-25Luke 13:18-21 Reflection: Happy Tuesday in the 30th Week of Ordinary Time! Do you remember your first Religion Book? Mine was the St Joseph Baltimore Catechism, which all of us kids got in the very early years of…
Scripture: Exodus 22:20-261 Thessalonians 1:5–10Matthew 22:34-40 Reflection: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. -Matthew 22:40 Love for God and Love for our neighbor are the two main themes for the readings today. They are also the foundation for building…
Scripture: Romans 7:18-25a Luke 12:54-59 Reflection: Lord, it is not easy to accept that I don’t understand something. I mean, there are vast tracts of brilliant interpretations from timeless theologians who attempt to explain every word of the bible, especially…
Scripture: Romans 6:19-23Luke 12:49-53 Reflection: Jesus says to his disciples in today’s gospel from Luke (12:49-53): “I have come to set the earth on fire,and how I wish it were already blazing! Do you think that I have come to…
Scripture: Romans 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21Luke 12:35-38 Reflection: Welcoming Jesus A new word in our modern English is “woke”. It means a person is awake but with an extreme connotation to left wing philosophy. I love the word “woke” but…