Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8Matthew 1:1-13 Reflection: Today we read the parable of the ten virgins or bridesmaids. The groom, in Jewish wedding custom, first celebrated a meal at home with family and friends. Then the party moved to the bride’s…
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13Matthew 24:42-51 Reflection: Happy Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time! Some years ago, I had cause to plead with God – to beg for something… anything that would help me through a challenge which, up…
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13Matthew 23:27-32 Reflection: Isn’t it funny that God knows everything about us, every hair on our head, every memory, activity, action. And yet there are still those who put on airs of grandeur. The pompous or self-righteous,…
Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist(A gentler way of saying the Beheading of John the Baptist) Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5Mark 6:17-29 Reflection: The readings today show the power of words. Someone who knows how to use words…
Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10Matthew 23:13-22 Reflection: Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. We all know stories of ‘bad boy’…
Scripture: Isaiah 22:19-23Romans 11:33-36Matthew 16:13-20 Reflection: Who do you have faith in? Maybe your spouse, your parents, someone you work for? Maybe you have faith in the law, in government, or in your doctors and nurses. The faith that Peter…
Scripture: Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17Matthew 23:1-12 Reflection: My father taught me many important lessons that I have carried my entire life. Being kind, saying thank you, and telling the truth are basic tenets by which to live a good life.…
Scripture: Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22Matthew 22:34-40 Reflection: In our Gospel reading from Matthew, we hear a scholar of the law ask Jesus, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” And Jesus responds with the commandment to love…
Scripture: Revelation 21:9b-14John 1:45-51 Reflection: Meeting Jesus Philip in the beginning of Jesus’s ministry tells Nathaniel: “come and see” Jesus! The first step of religion or of a meaningful relationship with the Lord is to meet Him! This fact is…
Scripture: Judges 9:6-15Matthew 20:1-16 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for today, Jesus tells a parable about the kingdom of heaven. It is a parable about an owner of a vineyard hiring workers at different times of the day, and winding…