Scripture: Hosea 11:1-4, 8e-9Matthew 10:7-15 Reflection: The Gospel of Matthew may be the most Jewish of the gospels. Matthew wrote for a Jewish-Christian audience living in or near the homeland. » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8Matthew 10:1-7 Reflection: During COVID, I doubted whether my business would survive. I had to scrape and scramble to keep enough income coming through the door to » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13Matthew 9:32-38 Reflection: Mary, Mother of Holy Hope Samuel Hazo, who works professionally in advertising, ends an insightful article contrasting advertising’s goal with poetry. ‘Advertising is a » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22aMatthew 9:18-26 Reflection: God’s Grace is at full display in today’s readings. God is so generous with his grace. We need only to have faith. Imagine going to » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Ezekiel 2:2-52 Corinthians 12:7-10Mark 6:1-6a Reflection: My grace is sufficient for you,for power is made perfect in weakness. I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses,in order that » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Amos 9:11-15Matthew 9:14-17 Reflection: Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on war than on programs of social uplift » Continue Reading.
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 » Continue Reading.
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 » Continue Reading.
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 » Continue Reading.
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 » Continue Reading.