28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 7:7-11Heb 4:12-13Mk 10:17-30 “For men...it is impossible, but not for God: because everything is possible for God.” Many of us are familiar with the Gospel reading today. It speaks of a wealthy young man begging Jesus for the secret to eternal life. At first, Jesus spoke to the young... Continue Reading →
12 October, Saturday — That Time When Our Power Got Cut…
Saturday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 3:22-29Lk 11:27-28 …and you are, all of you, sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. The power utility ‘de-energized’ our home two weeks ago. Out of the blue, a warning arrived by email, and two days later, another confirmed the electricity would be disconnected indefinitely while... Continue Reading →
10 October, Thursday — Ask, Seek, Knock
Thursday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 3:1-5Lk 11:5-13 “So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.” I struggle a lot with today’s verse: “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you... Continue Reading →
8 October, Tuesday — God has chosen me
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 1:13-24Lk 10:38-42 Then God who had specially chosen me while I was still in my mother’s womb, called me through his grace and chose to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach the Good News about him to the pagans. Brothers and sisters, Ordinarily,... Continue Reading →
6 October, Sunday — Love one another. As I have loved you.
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen 2:18-24Heb 2:9-11Mk 10:2-16 Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate. Today’s readings are often chosen by couples for their wedding masses. I may have selected one of these passages at my own wedding years ago. That marriage lasted only a year. Looking back, I see... Continue Reading →
3 October, Thursday — Being chosen
Thursday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time Job 19:21-27Lk 10:1-12 The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out… Today's Gospel spoke to me in a way it never previously had. In my previous readings, I always took away the message that we are all called to do God’s work, trust and believe in Him,... Continue Reading →
29 September, Sunday — He is speaking to me
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Num 11:25-29Jas 5:1-6Mk 9:38-43,45,47,48 cut it off….cut it off… The words spoken by Jesus in the gospel today don’t really fit the Jesus2024 that the mainstream media portrays at all. As Dr. Peter Kreeft points out, here we find the most kind, loving, generous, compassionate, forgiving, merciful man who ever lived... Continue Reading →
28 September, Saturday – Remember Thy Creator
Saturday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ecc 11:9 - 12:8Lk 9:43-45 Rejoice in your youth, you who are young; let your heart give you joy in your young days. Follow the promptings of your heart, and the desires of your eyes. But this you must know: for all these things God will bring you... Continue Reading →
25 September, Wednesday — Management 101:30-33 AD
Wednesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Pro 30:5-9Lk 9:1-6 So they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the Good News and healing everywhere. Today’s Gospel is, in fact, the beginning of the ‘third tour of Galilee’ by Jesus. On the first tour, He was accompanied just by the four fishermen he... Continue Reading →
24 September, Tuesday — To Be His Mother and Brothers
Tuesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Pro 21:1-6,10-13Lk 8:19-21 “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.” As I reflect on today's Gospel, the words "want to see you" somehow jump right out at me. We are told that when the mother and brothers of Jesus came looking for Him,... Continue Reading →
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