Feast of St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church Scripture: Ezekiel 43: 1-7abMatthew 23: 1-12 Reflection: Some people are just worth remembering. They live their lives in such a way that their peers, both friends and foes, respect them. …
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14Matthew 22:34-40 Reflection: He asked me: Son of man, can these bones come to life? I answered, “Lord GOD, you alone know that.” Ezekiel 37:3 Drought has been part of my personal history as well as my spiritual…
Scripture: Ezekiel 28:1-10Matthew 19:23-30 Reflection: “For God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 There are times when I open the Scriptures and read the readings of the day, I become quite agitated. The Mass reading for today is one of…
The Feast of the Assumption of Mary Scripture: Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab1 Corinthians 15:20-27Luke 1:39-56 Reflection: Today we celebrate a great feast in the Church, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. In the celebration…
Scripture: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10Hebrews 12:1-4Luke 12:49-53 Reflection: Living in these divided times, I found myself struggling with the words of Jesus in our Gospel reading for Sunday (Luke 12:49-53): “Do you think that I have come to establish peace on…
Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32Matthew 19:13-15 Reflection: Recently, my husband and I traveled to Ireland to attend a family wedding. While there we were joined by our son and his family. It was the first trip for our grandson who…
Scripture: Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63Matthew 19:3-12 Reflection: The Word of God for us today is meditation on the sacredness of a covenant, especially as regards marriage. It is a plea to encourage, affirm, pardon and be faithful to…
Scripture: Ezekiel 12:1-12Matthew 18:21-19:1 Reflection: We can best understand today’s gospel by knowing that Matthew organized his gospel into five discourses, or teachings. They are: The Sermon on the Mount (teachings on the kingdom) The Mission (sending out the disciples)…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10John 12:24-26 Reflection: When I was a teen, it was akin to a mortal sin for a Catholic to attend a Protestant worship service, much less marry a person of another faith. That is no longer true.…
Scripture: Ezekiel 2:8-3:4Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Reflection: Little Ones Should Not Be Lost Last week was Pope Francis’ pilgrimage of sorrow and apology among the indigenous peoples of Canada. Each of us are healed and share in the healing of…