Scripture: Joshua 24:14-29Matthew 19:13-15 Reflection Imagine yourself smack in the middle of today’s first reading. Joshua has “gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem,” and you are right » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Joshua 24:1-13Matthew 19:3-12 Reflection: A Living Commitment to Companionship “Love consists of a commitment which limits one’s freedom – it is a giving of the self, and to give » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Joshua 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17Matthew 18:21-19:1 Reflection: To be a Christian is to live a forgiven and forgiving life. It is to extend to others the liberating mercy that God » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:1-12Matthew 18:15-20 Reflection: One of the reasons I enjoy breaking open the Word of God with my lay brothers and sisters is because I view religious life, the » Continue Reading.
Feast of Maximillian Kolbe Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12-22Matthew 17:22-27 Reflection: Today we celebrate the feast of someone who should be unforgettable, St. Maximillian Kolbe. Why? Because what he did was unforgettable. » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13aRomans 9:1-5Matthew 14:22-33 Reflection: The readings for today focus on three distinct characters in our Biblical traditions. Elijah, the Old Testament prophet; Paul, the apostle to » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-13Matthew 17:14-20 Reflection: Saints inspire us for what they do with what they are provided by God. At 29, Jane Francis Fremiot was widowed with 6 children. She » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:32-40Matthew 16:24-28 Reflection: What does Jesus mean when he says to his disciples – including us – “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up » Continue Reading.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10John 12:24-26 Reflection: Jesus taught that those who love their lives will lose them. This doesn’t exclusively refer to the moment when we breathe our last. All » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Numbers 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26-29a, 34-35Matthew 15:21-28 Reflection: Falling Into the Hands of the Living God C.S. Lewis in one of his Chronicles of Narnia tells of a girl walking » Continue Reading.