Daily Scripture, August 4, 2025
In today’s Gospel, St. Matthew recounts Jesus’ actions after He heard of the death of John the Baptist
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Daily Scripture, August 3, 2025
What do we labour for? What is our deeper motivation, and what gives us the capacity to persist and achieve all that we have set out to do and be in life?
Daily Scripture, August 2, 2025
From the beginning, rest has been built into the intense work of creation.
Daily Scripture, August 1, 2025
The people of Nazareth struggled to reconcile Jesus’ humble origins with his wisdom and extraordinary abilities.
Daily Scripture, June 12, 2025
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:15-4:1, 3-6Matthew 5:20-26 Reflection: In the context of the commandments, Jesus challenges us today to move beyond the literal interpretation of each commandment and to adapt his loving attitude for each other. He tells us to forgive…
Daily Scripture, June 11, 2025
Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle Scripture: Acts 11:21b-26, 13:1-3Matthew 5:17-19 Reflection: When I think of Barnabas, I remember the encourager. The Jerusalem Church needed someone to send to Antioch, where many Gentiles were coming to Christ. They dispatched Barnabas, “a…
Daily Scripture, June 10, 2025
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:18-22Matthew 5:13-16 Reflection: There is palpable excitement about Pope Leo XIV. And palpable shock that he is from the U.S. Although some seem to think it’s a tribute to this country that “one of us” now leads…
Daily Scripture, June 9, 2025
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Scripture: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14John 19:25-34 Reflection: No One Goes to Church to Feel Bad As we honor Mary, Mother of the Church today, we first see Eve…
Daily Scripture, June 8, 2025
Pentecost Sunday Scripture: Acts 2:1-111 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Romans 8:8-17John 20:19-23 or John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Reflection: Today, the Church celebrates Pentecost Sunday. We mark the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, which begins the proclamation of the…
Daily Scripture, June 7, 2025
Scripture: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31John 21:20-25 Reflection: There are also many other things that Jesus did,but if these were to be described individually,I do not think the whole world would contain the booksthat would be written. -John 21:25 One of the…