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Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-81 Corinthians 15:1-11Luke 5:1-11 Reflection: Here I am Lord; Send Me God’s invitations, callings, or vocations give unity to our Sunday readings. Can we look at the familiar in a less familiar way? What might the women…
Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-17,20-21Mark 6:30-34 Reflection: The Great Commandment…Practically Speaking Today’s two Scripture selections and the Responsorial Psalm flow together as a lived application of the Great Commandment to “love God…love your neighbor…love yourself”. And as we’re close to the secular…
Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-8Mark 6:14-29 Reflection: “Let your life be free from love of moneybut be content with what you have,for he has said, I will never forsake you or abandon you.Thus we may say with confidence: The Lord is my…
Scripture: Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24Mark 6:7-13 Reflection: In 2002, our archdiocese was in the throes of the clergy sex abuse scandal. In the poorest section of Louisville, where there were once 26 thriving Catholic schools, just one small Catholic school remained.…
Memorial of Saint Agatha Scripture: Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15Mark 6:1-6 Reflection: Our reading from the book of Hebrews continues today as we keep progressing through this book with the biblical author who is trying to illuminate a theology for the early…
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-4Mark 5:21-43 Reflection: “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” Today’s Gospel selection features Jesus ministering to the pressing needs of both large crowds of people, and individuals such as the synagogue official Jairus, his young daughter, and…
Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-40Mark 5:1-20 Reflection: Two thoughts immediately spring to mind as I contemplate this gospel story as dramatic as it is in keeping with Mark’s style and approach. The visit of Jesus to the territory of the Gerasenes forms…
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4Hebrews 2:14-18Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 Reflection: In today’s Gospel reading, we find Mary, Joseph, and Jesus in the temple practicing the ancient customs of their culture: Mary’s purification after childbirth, and…
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19Mark 4:35-41 Reflection: Today’s readings begin with a profoundly simple definition of the gift of faith: the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Abraham, perhaps more than any other Old Testament…
Scripture: Hebrews 10:32-39Mark 4:26-34 Reflection: Happy Friday of the Third Week of in Ordinary Time! I won the lottery! It’s a miracle!No, I didn’t. While, from time to time, I have won a few dollars on scratchers, I’m still waiting…