Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-10Matthew 15:29-37 Reflection: Our Hungers and Hopes This Advent In today’s Gospel, Jesus walks by the Sea of Galilee and encounters “great crowds” of needy folks: the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute…and He cures them! And…
Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10Luke 10:21-24 Reflection: Hiding things from the learned and clever might seem a difficult thing to do. For example, most parents know much more about their children’s behaviour than the son or daughter realises, but the parents often…
Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5Matthew 8:5-11 Reflection: They shall beat their swords into plowsharesand their spears into pruning hooks;One nation shall not raise the sword against another,nor shall they train for war again. -Isaiah 2:5 This passage made a powerful visual impression…
Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-161 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Reflection: Today we celebrate the beginning of Advent. Christmas is only four weeks away, and holiday preparations are in full swing. During this busy time, we are asked to spiritually pause and enter…
Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle Scripture: Romans 10:9-18Matthew 4:18-22 Reflection: Jesus has invited Peter and Andrew to be fishers of men. When have you felt a calling, an invitation of the Spirit? Maybe you felt called to a ministry at your…
Scripture: Revelation 20:14; 11–21: 2Luke 21: 29 – 33 Reflection: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. -Luke 21:33 Tomorrow at sundown we begin a new liturgical year with the beginning of our celebration…
Thanksgiving Day (USA) Scripture: Revelation 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9aLuke 21:20-28 Reflection: In preparing this reflection I spent time in prayer with the scriptures of the day, looked at the history surrounding Thanksgiving Day celebrations past and present, and reflected on…
Scripture: Revelation 15:1-4Luke 21:12-19 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for today, as Jesus is speaking to the people about the end times, He also tells His disciples to expect being persecuted because of their faith in Him. And He says,…
Scripture: Revelation 14:14-19Luke 21:5-11 Reflection: We have often heard the saying, “Humans plan, and God laughs.” We like being in control. We like thinking we’re in control. We’re not good with being out of control. In today’s Gospel from the…
Scripture: Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5Luke 21:1-4 Reflection: Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. I’ll never forget a young family I met when I was a pastor. The wife/mom was a beautiful, Irish woman, radiant, red hair, beautiful green eyes. The…