Scripture: 2 Kings 5:14-17 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Luke 17:11-19 Reflection: In Sunday’s Gospel reading (Luke 17:11-19), Jesus heals a group of ten lepers, but only one of them returns to » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Joel 4:12-21 Luke 11:27-28 Reflection: The first time I read this Gospel story, I wondered what I would feel if I heard my son dismiss me so casually. "No, » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Joel 1:13-15, 2:1-2 Luke 11:15-26 Reflection: "It’s Not Too Late." The Prophet Joel is something of an enigma. Little is known about him, except that he is from Judah, » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11 Luke 11:1-4 Reflection: Are There Boundaries to a Father’s Love? The Prophet Jonah writes after the exile in a period when the people » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29 Luke 10:17-24 Reflection: In the old film entitled "Ghost" the late, Patrick Swayze plays the dead husband’s ghost, who has come back to protect his wife » Continue Reading.
Our Lady of the Rosary Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2:2, 11 Luke 10:25-37 Reflection: As a kid growing up in a family of seven kids, it seems we were always saying the » Continue Reading.
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Scripture: Galatians 6:14-18 Matthew 11:25-30 Reflection: The month of October celebrates the lives of many founders of religious communities; today we » Continue Reading.
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8 Matthew 18:1-5, 10 Reflection: Today’s liturgical commemoration is "The Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels." It was deliberately » Continue Reading.
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Scripture: Zechariah 8:20-23 Luke 9:51-56 Reflection: Today is the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, and our entrance antiphon bursts upon us » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Zechariah 8:1-8 Luke 9:46-50 Reflection: I have always been a bit envious of those who have a distinct cultural or ethnic background. My ancestors are a hodgepodge of different » Continue Reading.