Scripture: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13Matthew 9:32-38 Reflection: Thus says the LORD: They made kings in Israel, but not by my authority; they established princes, but without my approval. –Hosea 8:4 But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the prince…
Scripture: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31John 21:20-25 Reflection: Love Received, Love Shared It’s July 4th, 2022! For citizens of the U.S.A., this Independence Day invites us to ponder and celebrate our nation’s 246-year history and its involvement in the world today. The…
Scripture: Isaiah 66:10-14cGalatians 6:14-18Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Reflection: Over the course of their lives, many people will wrestle with their desires for position, power, privilege, and prestige. These desires, or indeed often ‘drives’, will surface again and again in the journey…
Scripture: Amos 9:11-15Matthew 9:14-17 Reflection: People do not put new wine into old wineskins.Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined.Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved. -Matthew 9:17 In Jesus’…
Scripture: Amos 8:4-6, 9-12Matthew 9:9-13 Reflection: The first reading for today is a blistering attack on the rich and powerful who exploit the poor for their own gain. Amos, the eighth-century prophet, is known as one of the most powerful…
Scripture: Amos 7:10-17Matthew 9:1-8 Reflection: My eye was drawn first to the line in today’s gospel reading that says, “Why do you harbor evil thoughts?” When I read the comments from both sides of dissension in the news of today’s…
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Scripture: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-112 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18Matthew 16: 13 -19 Reflection: Today we celebrate two great men of the Church, Saints Peter and Paul. Two ordinary men, one a fisherman and the…
Scripture: Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12Matthew 8:23-27 Reflection: “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” Don’t you hear us? Why are you sleeping? Like the disciples, we are all very human! We want what we want when we want it! Little things become…
Scripture: Amos 2:6-10, 13-16Matthew 8:18-22 Reflection: Today’s Gospel reading comes from Matthew 8:18-22. A scribe tells Jesus that he will follow him wherever he goes, and another says to let him bury his father and he will join Jesus then.…
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21Galatians 5:1, 13-18Luke 9:51-62 Reflection: There is always a “but.” I want to lose ten pounds, but… I want to learn Spanish, but… I want to spend more time with my kids, but… In today’s Gospel…