Scripture: Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28cMatthew 17:22-27 Reflection: Who’s the better detective – Sherlock Holmes or the tax accountant? Answer: The tax accountant – he makes more deductions. Maybe not; at least not according to this unusual Gospel passage. It begins with…
Scripture: Wisdom 18:6-9Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12Luke 12:32-48 or 12:35-40 Reflection: …for he was looking forward to the city with foundations,whose architect and maker is God. -Hebrews 11:10 I always wanted to be an architect. The closest I came…
The Feast of the Transfiguration Scripture: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-142 Peter 1:16-19Luke 9:28b-36 Reflection: At exactly 8:15 in the morning, Japanese time, on August 6, 1945, everything changed forever. At that moment the bombardier on American B-29 plane unloaded a weapon…
Scripture: Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7Matthew 16:24-28 Reflection: What does it mean to take up one’s cross? Does it mean carrying something through life which feels like it has been forced upon you? Does it mean that all of us…
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34Matthew 16:13-23 Reflection: People of Faith, Building the Church “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” Jesus’ question to his disciples in Caesarea Philippi continues to challenge us in our 21st Century world. His follow-up…
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:1-7Matthew 15:21-28 Reflection: One of the constants in the life and mission of Jesus was that of ‘crossing over’ – that is, going out to another place, reaching out to another person, or adopting a different point of…
Scripture: Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22Matthew 14:22-36 or 15:1-2, 10-14 Reflection: But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened;and, beginning to sink, he (Peter) cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him,and…
Scripture: Jeremiah 28:1-17Matthew 14:13-21 Reflection: No one could accuse the prophet Jeremiah of being too cheerful! This melancholy prophet lived in very difficult times, as Israel was on the brink of invasion by the Babylonians, a threatening world power of…
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11Luke 12:13-21 Reflection: Happy Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time! You may be shocked to hear this, but I like funerals. Now, just bear with me for a minute. If you don’t know me well, let…
Scripture: Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24Matthew 14:1-12 Reflection: Today’s reading speaks volumes to us about integrity and the social pressures that become present in certain situations. How many times have we made decisions because of the pressures of others, or tried to…