Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17Mark 3:1-6 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for today, Jesus is in a synagogue on the Sabbath, and there is a man there with a withered hand. The people there are watching Jesus closely, waiting to see…
Memorial of St. Agnes Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18Mark1:29-29 Reflection: Today is the feast of St. Agnes, a popular (twelve- or thirteen-year-old) early Roman persecution martyr. Her life has been celebrated on this day since the fourth century. St. Agnes is often…
Scripture: Hebrews 5:1-10Mark 2:18-22 Reflection: “…new wine is for fresh skins…” Why do your followers not…doesn’t that sound familiar? A typically human response – we want everyone to do as we do, to think as we think, we want life…
Scripture: Isaiah 62:1-51 Corinthians 12:4-11John 2:1-11 Reflection: You have kept the good wine until now. These are the words the headwaiter speaks to the bridegroom in today’s Gospel. While they were addressed on that day in history to the man…
Scripture: Hebrews 4:12-16Mark 2:13-17 Reflection: The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. No creature is…
Dr. Annie Huey, Ph.D., explores the life and writings of Katherine Burton (1887-1969), a once-prominent, yet still important Catholic laywoman in the mid-twentieth century. In addition to writing over forty-five biographies and histories of Catholic figures and Catholic religious orders,…
Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-5, 11Mark 2:1-12 Reflection: The evangelist Mark depicts today’s gospel story in such vivid and dramatic detail that we feel as if we are right there in Capernaum. This must have been what Jesus’ life was like once…
Scripture: Hebrews 3:7-14Mark 1:40-45 Reflection: When I read today’s Gospel, I think of and am struck by the faith of the leper. In his despair, in his loneliness, his aloneness, in his impossibly difficult situation, he seeks out the Lord,…
Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18Mark 1:29-39 Reflection: Whenever I hear this Gospel being proclaimed, I am reminded of our trip to the Holy Land and the Basilica of the Nativity in Nazareth. The Basilica is built over Peter’s house, or at least…
Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-12Mark 1:21-28 Reflection: Angels and Us So, Jesus became human… like, way “lower than the angels,” right? Makes you wonder, will we humans still be the low-ranking ones in heaven? Some angels are even called “saints,” like Michael…