Scripture: Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38Matthew 13:47-53 Reflection: I wonder if we might allow our faith-imagination to be active today and reflect on the parable as applying to our inner life – as much as it might apply to the wider life…
Scripture: Exodus 34:29-35Matthew 13:44-46 Reflection: In the last few years, I have attended three family weddings, and each time, someone has commented on the couple’s facial expressions during the ceremony. Often, they have used the word “radiant” to describe the…
Scripture: Exodus 33:7-11; 34:5b-9Matthew 13:36-43 Reflection: Our story, our history, is found in the Old Testament. Each book we find there tells another part of the story. So if we think of Genesis as the story of our beginning, then…
Scripture: Exodus 32:15-24, 30-34Matthew 13:31-35 Reflection: Happy Monday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time! Do you like to cook? I really do. From soups, salads, and vegetables to pasta, sauces, and barbecue — even something as simple as dishing…
Scripture: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12Romans 8:28-30Matthew 13:44-52 Reflection: These parables lead me to one obvious conclusion – the abundance and beauty of heaven! He goes and sells all that he has and buys it: isn’t this the ultimate sacrifice to…
Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus Scripture: 1 John 4:7-16John 11:19-27 Reflection: “God sent his only-begotten Son into the world so that we might have life through him.” The first reading for today describes the love that connects…
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17Matthew 13:18-23 Reflection: Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance. Today marks my parents 84th wedding anniversary! Their life together as man and wife began on July…
Scripture: Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20bMatthew 13:10-17 Reflection: When I read this passage from Matthew, I think of what I have always remembered about the way Christ speaks to us. He will speak to us in ways we will understand. And…
Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Scripture: Exodus 16:1-5, 9-15Matthew 13:1-9 Reflection: The Lord gave them bread from heaven. This is the psalm refrain in today’s Liturgy of the Word. Besides being a food…
Feast of Saint James, Apostle Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15Matthew 20:20-28 Reflection: Today’s Gospel for the Feast of St. James could be added to the listing of passages where Jesus gives a new meaning to words and concepts. For example, when…