Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-10 Luke 16:19-31 Reflection: For many years, the Gospel has been interpreted as an evacuation plan for the next world. This perspective, suggests Brain McLaren, has overlooked the » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Jeremiah 18:18-20 Matthew 20:17-28 Reflection: For many, it must be difficult at times to profess our faith in a climate of anti-Catholicism: What? You don’t support embryonic stem cell » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 Reflection: "There is no cruelty like the cruelty of children." (anon) "Being a Jew, one learns to believe in the reality of » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 Matthew 23:1-12 Reflection: "Make justice your aim…Come now, let us set things right." As a child, my siblings and I were always instructed to "give something » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Romans 8:31b-34 Mark 9:2-10 Reflection: The first week of Lent we were with Jesus in the desert. This week we journey with him to » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Ezekiel 18:21-28 Matthew 5:20-26 Reflection: The season of Lent takes us on a journey. This unique period of travel ends in Holy Week with the great Triduum celebration and » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:16-19 Matthew 5:43-48 Reflection: "My command to you is: love your enemies, pray for your persecutors." Humans resemble animals in their ability to use anger to meet difficult situations with » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Matthew 7:7-12 Reflection: Seeking, Asking, Knocking, In my youth I had a very genuine gift of prayer. Anything I asked for I got.—-Anything! I remember » Continue Reading.
Feast of St. Katharine Drexel Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11 Matthew 6:7-15 Reflection: "From all their distress, God rescues the just."(Ps34:18b) Doing the work of justice receives encouragement from the Word today, » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 Matthew 25:31-46 Reflection: Lent is just begun. Today is the first weekday of our annual spiritual observance that leads towards the festivity of Easter. The spiritual » Continue Reading.