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Scripture: Amos 8:4-6, 9-12Matthew 9:9-13 Reflection: Yes, days are coming, says the Lord GOD,when I will send famine upon the land:Not a famine of bread, or thirst for water,but for hearing the word of the LORD. -Amos 8:9 Go and…
Scripture: Amos 7:10-17Matthew 9:1-8 Reflection: The Ongoing Call to Renewal and Healing The ongoing human need for renewal, a change of heart, healing, freedom, and life… Today’s two Scripture readings challenge us to quality discipleship in the 21st Century—to follow…
Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22John 20:24-29 Reflection: Of late, I have become very interested in astrology, inspired by the wonderful images now provided to us by the Hubble space telescope and the James Webb space telescope.…
Scripture: Amos 3:1-8, 4:11-12Matthew 8:23-27 Reflection: Lord, save us, for we are perishing. -Matthew 8:25 In today’s Gospel, we find Jesus and his disciples in a boat on the Sea of Galilee, after a long day with people. Jesus is…
Scripture: Amos 2:6-10,13-16Matthew 8:18-22 Reflection: In today’s Gospel, we hear brief exchanges between Jesus and two potential disciples. The first person is a teacher of the law, who is probably accustomed to a comfortable lifestyle. He tells Jesus that he…
Scripture: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-242 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15Mark 5:21-43 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for Sunday (Mark 5:21-43), we have two examples of great faith. The first person we encounter is Jairus, a synagogue official. Jairus comes to Jesus, pleading…
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Scripture: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-112 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18Matthew 16:13 -19 Reflection: Today we celebrate two great men of the Church, Saints Peter and Paul. Two ordinary men, one a fisherman and the other…
Scripture: 2 Kings 25:1-12Matthew 8:1-4 Reflection: In reflecting on our first reading from 2 Kings today, I felt as if I was watching the nightly news, reading the local paper, listening to the latest updates of life and death that…
Scripture: 2 Kings 24:8-17Matthew 7:21-29 Reflection: In today’s Gospel reading Jesus continues His teaching about false prophets that we heard yesterday. He says some startling things: “not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven;”…
Scripture: 2 Kings 22:8-13, 23:1-3Matthew 7:15-20 Reflection: Today’s gospel selection from Matthew (7:15-20) could not be more timely for us living in the United States and having to endure the caustic rhetoric that comes with what now seems to be…