Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church Scripture: Acts 9:31-42John 6:60-69 Reflection: Start being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’t look at your weaknesses. Realize instead that in Christ crucified you can…
Scripture: Acts 9:1-20John 6:52-59 Reflection: The scriptures of Easter season are filled with the Good News of the Risen Jesus! The responsorial psalm calls us to: “Go out to all the world and tell the Good News!” What is…
Scripture: Acts 8:26-40John 6:44-51 Reflection: We have not seen the Father, but Jesus has… We believe in Him because of faith. And we who believe will have eternal life because of our faith. But it isn’t just because of the…
Scripture: Acts 8:1b-8John 6:35-40 Reflection: It’s a profound truth that bread only becomes true bread when it is consumed. In a sense, the visible bread ceases in the very act of fulfilling its purpose of satisfying hunger. Bread cannot fulfill…
Feast of Saint Mark, evangelist Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5b-14Mark 16:15-20 Reflection: On the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, our gospel reading promises that those who believe will “speak new languages” (Mk 16:17). Indeed, St. Mark, himself, is speaking a…
Scripture: Acts 2:14, 22-331 Peter 1:17-21Luke 24:13-35 Reflection: Three friends were on their lunch break and decided to take a walk together in Railroad Park downtown (Birmingham). They got into a conversation about current events, and although they weren’t arguing,…
Scripture: Acts 6:1-7John 6:16-21 Reflection: See how these Christians love one another. -Peter 1:22 The Hellenist widows in today’s gospel had many characteristics which early church members in Jerusalem would have regarded as strange and inferior to themselves. Although the…
Scripture: Acts 5:34-42John 6:1-15 Reflection: “A Pharisee…said to the Sanhedrin, fellow children of Israel, be careful about what you are to do to these men” (Acts 5:34-35) In today’s first reading, Gamaliel, the Pharisee, is a wise man. He utilizes…
Scripture: Acts 5:27-33John 3:31-36 Reflection: “As long-time followers of Jesus, how well do we witness to his presence in our lives?” I realize that’s a very personal question but an important one for us to ask every once in a…
Scripture: Acts 5:17-26 John 3:16-21 Reflection: Oh, John 3:16 – one of my favorites. Our responsibility to our heavenly Father isn’t just about what we do in good works. It also encompasses how we exercise our faith and aid others…