Daily Reflections

Scripture: Hebrews 10:11-18Mark 4:1-20 Reflection:                                 Hear this! A sower went out to sow. –Mark 4:3 We are in the midst of winter and as I look out at my garden, I am already thinking of which roses to add…

Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-10Mark 3:31-35 Reflection: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025! As we begin this new year our scriptures of today call us to ponder and reflect! In the gospel today we hear Jesus reminding us that…

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-101 Corinthians 12:12-30Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Reflection: From St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians: Brothers and sisters:As a body is one though it has many parts,and all the parts of the body, though many, are one…

Scripture: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22Mark 16:15-18 Reflection: To Rise Above the Toxins of Disparagement, Division, and Hatred…to Remain “Unharmed by Deadly Poison” Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. Catholics honor the saints as…

Scripture: Hebrews 8:6-13Mark 3:13-19 Reflection: There was an old military ballad that began with the lyrics: “Give me ten men who are stout-hearted men, and I’ll soon give you ten thousand more…”    I had four uncles who had all served…

Scripture: Hebrews 7:25-8:6Mark 3:7-12 Reflection: In our Gospel reading, Mark relates that, even though Jesus “withdrew toward the sea with his disciples,” people followed Him, hoping to be healed. Their hopes were fulfilled, and Jesus did heal them. Once again,…

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17Mark 3:1-6 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for today, Jesus is in a synagogue on the Sabbath, and there is a man there with a withered hand. The people there are watching Jesus closely, waiting to see…

Memorial of St. Agnes Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18Mark1:29-29 Reflection: Today is the feast of St. Agnes, a popular (twelve- or thirteen-year-old) early Roman persecution martyr. Her life has been celebrated on this day since the fourth century.  St. Agnes is often…

Scripture: Hebrews 5:1-10Mark 2:18-22 Reflection: “…new wine is for fresh skins…” Why do your followers not…doesn’t that sound familiar?  A typically human response – we want everyone to do as we do, to think as we think, we want life…

Scripture: Isaiah 62:1-51 Corinthians 12:4-11John 2:1-11 Reflection: You have kept the good wine until now.  These are the words the headwaiter speaks to the bridegroom in today’s Gospel. While they were addressed on that day in history to the man…