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Scripture: 1 Kings 10:1-10Mark 7:14-23 Reflection: If Solomon Could Have Listened to the Words of Jesus We may need the ‘wisdom of Solomon’ to turn today’s readings into prayer! It is said, ‘the brighter the light the greater the shadow’.…
Scripture: 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30Mark 7:1-13 Reflection: Some of us remember many years ago, when Catholics were called to observe meatless Friday every week. Schools, public and Catholic, would serve grilled cheese sandwiches. The main dinner course at home was…
Scripture: 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13Mark 6:53-56 Reflection: They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on matsto wherever they heard he was.Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered,they laid the sick in the marketplacesand begged…
Reflection: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Reflection: In Isaiah’s call to be a prophet, in today’s first scripture selection, we read of his sinfulness, his weakness and feelings of inadequacy. As we each grow through the years…
Scripture: 1 Kings 3:4-13Mark 6:14-29 Reflection: What is it about Jesus that is so attractive? We hear today in the gospel reading that Jesus is trying to get his disciples to come to a quiet reflective place, yet more and…
Scripture: Sirach 47:2-11 Mark 6:14-29 Reflection: All For Jesus! 21st Century Discipleship Today’s Gospel selection from St. Mark recounts the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist at the hands of a weak-willed King Herod…a saga of religious dedication and heroism…
Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12Mark 6:7-13 Reflection: Today’s Gospel is a powerful starting point for our reflections and prayer and particularly when we focus our attention on our call to discipleship. The words of Jesus today can help us appreciate…
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4Hebrews 2:14-18Luke 2:22-40 Reflection: In today’s post-Christmas Gospel reading we find the Holy Family, Mary, Joseph and Jesus visiting the temple to perform the traditional Jewish rituals after a child is…
Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30-19:3Mark 5:21-43 Reflection: Our readings today point to some of the most painful of human sufferings. In the Old Testament reading from 2 Samuel, we hear of David’s abject grief when he hears that…
Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13Mark 5:1-20 Reflection: Today’s Word gives us an opportunity to reflect on “God’s Providence.” Simply put, the same God who gave being to the world continues to govern its affairs, including yours and mine. When…