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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…
Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-191 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 Luke 4:21-30 Reflection: In today’s gospel, the people hear Jesus preach, and it is good – awe-inspiring – and then, someone decides to overthink what they hear and remembers Jesus’ background: how can the…
Scripture: 2 Samuel 12: 1-7a; 10-17Mark 4:35-41 Reflection: “He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Quiet! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39 Rembrandt’s, Christ in the Storm on the…
Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17Mark 4:26-34 Reflection: Today we reflect on the scriptures for the solemnity of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest and Doctor of the Church.…
Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29 Mark 4:21-25 Reflection: The reading from Mark today asks us if we have a lamp, do we hide it or put it on a table so the light can illuminate everything around it? We must…
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5Mark 4:1-20 Reflection: The Parable of the Sower in today’s Gospel from St. Mark is one of the most familiar stories in scripture. We know what happens to the seed once it is sown.…
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Scripture: Acts 22:3-16Mark 16:15-18 Reflection: We’ve all heard talk of “Road to Damascus” experiences where a person undergoes a dramatic conversion experience as a result of a direct and overwhelming experience of the…