Scripture: Sirach 47:2-11 Mark 6:14-29 Reflection: Over the past two weeks, the Old Testament readings have been journeying with David. We’ve seen him in his youthful days, through the adventures of his » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12 Mark 6:1-13 Reflection: A Disciple’s Love As Jesus gathered the Apostles together and began to send them out to preach and heal, they must have » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17 Mark 6:1-6 Reflection: If I want to follow Jesus and "accept" Him as the Will of the Father guiding my life, then I am willing » Continue Reading.
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Scripture: Malachy 3:1-4 Psalm 24: 7, 8, 9, 10 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40 (alt., Luke 2:22-32) Reflection: Sometimes we struggle to understand » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 15: 13-14, 30; 16:5-13 Psalm 3: 2-3. 4-5, 6-7 Mark 5: 1-20 Reflection: Through the stories in the Book of Samuel, we have been » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17 Mark 4:35-41 Reflection: One of the most famous statements concerning fear is the message President Franklin Roosevelt gave the nation in 1933, when the country » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Jeremiah 1: 4-5 ,17-19 1Corinthians 12: 31, 13: 4-13 Luke 4: 21-30 Reflection: "…Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous…." Not » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29 Mark 4:21-25 Reflection: "Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:4-17 Mark 4:1-20 Reflection: "But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Reflection: In the second reading the theme of unity in the midst of diversity is again offered to us » Continue Reading.