Saturday of the 5th Week of Lent Eze 37:21-28Jn 11:45-56 “I will be their God, they shall be my people.” Jesus came to save mankind from sin and death. He told the Jews that he was their God -- the I AM. In fact, Jesus made many statements that were either outrageous or true. He... Continue Reading →
3 August, Wednesday — Growing with Faith
Wednesday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time Jer 31:1-7Mt 15:21-28 “Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.” When the woman asked Jesus to heal her daughter, she mentioned that "even house-dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table." It was a real eye-opener for me that even the ‘scraps’... Continue Reading →
22 April, Friday — Miracles of Quantity and Quality
Easter Friday Acts 4:1-12Jn 21:1-14 ...in spite of there being so many the net was not broken. In today’s Gospel, Jesus asked Peter to bring in the fish they had caught. They caught so many fish that the writer had to point out that it could have broken the nets, but it didn’t. Did Jesus... Continue Reading →
12 February, Saturday — Receiving God’s Love
Saturday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 12:26-32;13:33-34Mk 8:1-10 “I feel sorry for all these people.” The gospel passage today is one that is deeply familiar to me, having encountered it numerous times and often reminded of by the Corinne May song, ‘Five loaves and two fishes’, which is often on rotation on... Continue Reading →
1 December, Wednesday — With God, there is no impossibility
Wednesday of the 1st Week of Advent Isa 25:6-10Mt 15:29-37 That day, it will be said: See, this is our God in whom we hoped for salvation; the Lord is the one in whom we hoped. We exult and we rejoice that He has saved us... When in pains and waiting for survival, safety seems... Continue Reading →
1 August, Sunday — Believing in God overrides obstacles
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exo 16:2-4,12-15Eph 4:17,20-24Jn 6:24-35 Then they said to him, “What must we do if we are able to do the works that God wants? Jesus gave them this answer, “This is working for God: you must believe in the one he has sent.” Miracles are seen in all works of... Continue Reading →
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