Scripture: Jeremiah 18: 18-20Matthew 20: 17-28 Reflection: Service My main reason for becoming a Deacon in the Catholic Church was to serve. I often wonder if it came down to me sacrificing my life for the Church, would I be…
Scripture: Isaiah 1:10, 16-20Matthew 23:1-12 Reflection: For they preach but they do not practice.They tie up heavy burdens hard to carryand lay them on people’s shoulders,but they will not lift a finger to move them. -Matthew 23:3-4 Who should I…
Scripture: Daniel, 9:4b-10Luke 6:36-38 Reflection: The author of the Book of Daniel lays it on thick in today’s first reading: “We have sinned, been wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws. We…
Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4a2 Timothy 1:8b-10Matthew 17:1-9 Reflection: The LORD said to Abram:‘Go forth from the land of your kinsfolkand from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.’-Genesis 12:1 And he was transfigured before them…Matthew 17:2 Anyone…
Scripture: Ezekiel 18:21-28Matthew 5:20-26 Reflection: Each of us has what we might call ‘deep story’ – a narrative that tells the world who we truly are. Of concern is that often our story is unspoken, unrevealed to the world of…
Scripture: Ester C:12, 14-16, 23-25Matthew 7:7-12 Reflection: Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are the three traditional Lenten practices. And today’s readings are about the practice of prayer, specifically, prayers of petition (for ourselves) and intercession (for others). In our first reading…
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10Luke 11:29-32 Reflection: Deuteronomy 7:7 gives the breath-taking words of God spoken to Moses: ‘Moses, do you think I chose this people because they are the greatest of nations? No, quite the contrary, they are the least among…
Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11Matthew 6:7-15 Reflection: How do we pray? We are all familiar with the Our Father as Jesus gave us in today’s scripture. It is a prayer most of us learned as a child. In a trip to the…
Scripture: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18Matthew 25:31-46 Reflection: I was sitting in a parking lot late the other night, waiting for my husband’s vehicle to be towed. He had been trying to deliver a work van to a store, and the van…
Scripture: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7Romans 5:12-19Matthew 4:1-11 Reflection: In our first reading for Sunday (Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7), we hear the account of the disobedience of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. When the serpent asks Eve, “Did God really…