Month: February 2017

Feb. 27-March 3, 2017

Mon., February 27, 2017 Sirach 17: 20-24; Mark 10:17-27 Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to [the] poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” – Mk 10:21 What things do I still hold… Read More ›

Worrying

February 26, 2017 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time “But seek first the kingdom (of God) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.” Matthew 6:33-34 Oh gosh. I am such a worrier…. Read More ›

Feb. 20-24, 2017

Mon., February 20, 2017 Sirach 1:1-10; Mark 9:14-29 He said to them, “This kind can only come out through prayer.” – Mk 9:29 The disciples needed the power of Jesus to drive out the evil spirit in today’s Gospel. What evil do I need to drive out of my life? Have I asked Jesus to… Read More ›

Love Our Enemies

February 19, 2017 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.”… Read More ›

Feb. 13-17, 2017

Mon., February 13, 2017 Genesis 4:1-15, 25; Mark 8:11-13 The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. – Mk 8:11 What signs has Jesus given me in my life? Lord, I know you are always putting signs in front of me to help… Read More ›

Called to Holiness

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” – Matthew 5:17 At first glance, today’s reading seems so legalistic. All about law and sin and judgment. We cannot possibly live up to all of these standards, can we? Kind of… Read More ›

Feb. 6-10, 2017

Monday, February 6, 2017 St. Paul Miki and Companions, martyrs Genesis 1: 1-19; Mark 6: 53-56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed. – Mk 6:56… Read More ›

We Are The Light of the World

February 5, 2017 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time “Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” – Matthew 5:16 We are the light of the world. Jesus tells us this. Jesus tells us that we cannot hide our light. We cannot put it… Read More ›