8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 27:4-71 Cor 15:54-58Luk 6:39-45 For every tree can be told by its own fruit... I had recently started to re-read the Chronicles of Narnia. I am now halfway through the series and today’s readings seem to be paralleling the Narnian stories. What really stood out to me, among all the imagery,... Continue Reading →
1 March, Saturday — Re-creating our encounter with Jesus
Saturday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 17:1-13Mk 10:13-16 I tell you solemnly, anyone who does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it I enjoy attending First Holy Communion Mass in my parish because it allows me to see the joy of children receiving Jesus for the... Continue Reading →
28 February, Friday — Friendship based on God’s love
Friday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 6:5-17Mk 10:1-12 Whoever fears the Lord makes true friends, for as a man is, so is his friend. Social media preys on our insecurities and desire to be part of a community. They show us who are our mutual friends and how we have common interests. They... Continue Reading →
26 February, Wednesday — The Wisdom of God’s Laws
Wednesday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 4:12-22Mk 9:38-40 The lovers of your law have great peace, O Lord. Last Sunday during catechism class, we discussed the topic of Jubilee. The catechist in charge shared that it was stated in Leviticus that Israelites ‘shall not sow, nor shall you reap the aftergrowth or pick... Continue Reading →
25 February, Tuesday — How Well Can You Suffer For God?
Tuesday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 2:1-11Mk 9:30-37 ...if you aspire to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal. Be sincere of heart, be steadfast, and do not be alarmed when disaster comes. Rare are those who desire to be martyrs. Far rarer are those who delight in the suffering that steadfastness... Continue Reading →
24 February, Monday — Even at the Bottom of the Bottom He is There
Monday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Ecc 1:1-10Mk 9:14-29 ...the boy lay there so like a corpse that most of them said, ‘He is dead.’ But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him up, and he was able to stand. How desperate does desperation look or sound like? How far down the... Continue Reading →
23 January, Sunday — Do you hear The Voice?
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 26:2,7-9,12-13,22-231 Cor 15:45-49Lk 6:27-38 "I say this to you who are listening..." Growing up as a baby boomer in America during the 1960s & 70s, my generation was taught to respect and adhere to certain voices. It was easy to know which voices were for my good, to... Continue Reading →
20 February, Thursday — Rainbows
Thursday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Gen 9:1-13Mk 8:27-33 God said, “Here is the sign of the Covenant I make between myself and you and every living creature with you for all generations: I set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of the Covenant between me and the earth.”... Continue Reading →
19 February, Wednesday — Talk is cheap
Wednesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Gen 8:6-13,20-22Mk 8:22-26 A thanksgiving sacrifice I make to you, O Lord. I feel that God has decoded a mystery to me in the scripture readings today – that there is more than one component to having faith in God. The words of the Responsorial Psalm stuck with... Continue Reading →
18 February, Tuesday — Beware of the Leaven
Tuesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 1:12-18Mk 8:14-21 “Keep your eyes open; be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus mentioned the yeast of the leaven of the Pharisees. It seems like an odd topic. But we know Jesus never says... Continue Reading →
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