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Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi Scripture: Job 38: 1, 12-21; 40:3-5Luke 10:13-16 Reflection: Witnessing God’s Loving Presence Jesus confronted the reality of evil and selfishness with his message of life and love. Some have received his message with an…
Scripture: Job 19:21-27Luke 10:1-12 Reflection: In past times (perhaps 50 years ago), in Sydney’s Domain Gardens of any Sunday there were advocates of all sorts of viewpoints delivering speeches to any of the public who cared to stop and listen.…
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels Scripture: Job 9:1-12, 14-16Matthew 18:1-5, 10 Reflection: How great the dignity of the soul, since each one has from birth an angel commissioned to guard it. ~ St. Jerome Today’s Gospel reading begins with the…
Scripture: Job 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23Luke 9: 51-56 Reflection: Today the church celebrates the memorial of St. Therese of Lisieux, but the first reading and responsorial psalm can hardly be described as celebratory. Job recently lost all his possessions and suffers…
Scripture: Job 1:6-22Luke 9:46-50 Reflection: If ever there was a person who had the right to complain to God, it was Job. The story of this upright and faithful man who lost all of it at the hand of the…
Scripture: Numbers 11:25-29James 5:1-6Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Reflection: As I was reflecting on this Sunday’s readings, the thought came to me, “By their fruits you shall know them.” In our first reading (Numbers 11:25-29), and in our Gospel reading (Mark…
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8Luke 9:43b-45 Reflection: In every age, O God, you have been our refuge. Psalm 90 Refuge has many meanings. When used as a noun, its various meanings include asylum, harbor, haven, sanctuary and shelter. When used as a…
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11Luke 9:18-22 Reflection: Jesus was praying in solitude Luke 9:18. Through thousands of years of human history no one ever prayed like Jesus. The word for prayer means desire for God. What human and divine yearning for His…
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2-11Luke 9:7-9 Reflection: In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus first asks His disciples what the people think of Him; who were they saying he was. The disciples give their answers, and then Jesus asks them, “But who do you…
Scripture: Proverbs 30:5-9Luke 9:1-6 Reflection: “Take care, then, how you hear.” Pairing today’s two readings can be facile, and the “takeaway” is quite obvious. From the Book of Proverbs we read, “Give me neither poverty nor riches; provide me only…