Scripture: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19Romans 8:26-27Matthew 13:24-43 Reflection: Wheat Out of Weeds In Our Gospel reading Jesus tells the Parable of the Weeds and the Wheat. In the parable, the enemy » Continue Reading.
Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene Scripture: Song of Songs 3:1-4b or 2 Corinthians 5:14-17John 20: 1-2, 11-18 Reflection: While all the gospels tell of finding Christ’s tomb empty on the » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Exodus 11:10-12:14Matthew 12:1-8 Reflection: When I was a child, learning the ten commandments, I was taught the third commandment as “Keep Holy the Sabbath Day. That meant going to » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Exodus 3: 13-20Matthew 11: 28-30 Reflection: What would you say to your child or grandchild or inquiring friend if they approached you and asked you what you thought the » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12Matthew 11:25-27 Reflection: The Bible tells us indispensable truths about God and indispensable truths about ourselves, and this is especially the case with today’s reading from Exodus. » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Exodus 2:1-15aMatthew 11:20-24 Reflection: It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon and for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you… This gospel » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Exodus 1:8-14, 22Matthew 10:34-11:1 Reflection It is easy to dismiss today’s gospel as “crazy talk” because what Jesus asks of us seems not only excessive and unfair, but downright » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11Romans 8:18-23Matthew 13:1-23 Reflection: My hope is that each person reading this is able to be more intensely conscious of God’s fertile Word always present with you and » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Genesis 49:29-32; 50:15-26aMatthew 10:24-33 Reflection: A Happy Ending Just Out of Reach We conclude today our reading of the Book of Genesis. It’s ending is the ending of the » Continue Reading.
Scripture: Genesis 46:1-7, 28-30Matthew 10:16-23 Reflection: I am always struck by the number of people in the Old and New Testament who respond so decisively to the call of the Lord. » Continue Reading.