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Scripture: Acts 9:31-42John 6:60-69 Reflection: Recently, my son Carl and I got into a late-night conversation about faith. Several years ago, their parish priest was charged with abusing boys. Carl had the horrific task of asking their 7-year-old son whether…
Scripture: Acts 9:1-20John 6:52-59 Reflection: Daring to Enter the Conversation As Jesus concludes speaking of Himself as the Bread of Life, John notes that Jesus was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. In Houston, Texas, the Rothko Chapel – dimly…
Scripture: Acts 8:26-40John 6:44-51 Reflection: It is one of those amazing Spring mornings when the sunlight glistening off the dew on the grass and the budding tree branches waving in the warm morning breeze that swells the heart and makes…
Scripture: Acts 8:1b-8John 6:35-40 Reflection: Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,because I came down from heaven not to do my own willbut the will of the one…
Scripture: Acts 7:51-8:1aJohn 6:30-35 Reflection: Decades ago, on cool May mornings with the smell of honeysuckle in the air, my grandmother and I walked a mile on a narrow rural road in Indiana to attend Mass at her parish. That…
Scripture: Acts 6:8-15John 6:22-29 Reflection: Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. –Acts 6:8 Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because…
Scripture: Acts 5:27-32,40-41Revelation 5:11-14John 21:1-19 Reflection: “…Feed My Lambs…My Sheep.” We continue to celebrate the heart of our faith, this great season of Easter – and today’s Scriptures highlight the person of St. Peter as he interacts with Jesus and…
Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8John 14:6-14 Reflection: One of the simplest yet profound summaries of Jesus—summarising his being, mission, and relationship to us—is his statement, “I am the way and the truth and the…
Memorial of Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Scripture: Acts 5:34-42John 6: 1-15 Reflection: Although St. Athanasius lived in the fourth century, he experienced persecution much like the earliest disciples. In today’s first reading from the Acts of…
Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker Scripture: Genesis 1:26b-2:3Matthew 13:54-58 Reflection: Where did he get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Is he not the carpenter’s son? Jesus’ neighbors were puzzled and upset that this man from their town, who grew…