Month: July 2017
July 31-August 4, 2017
Mon., July 31, 2017 St. Ignatius Loyola Exodus 32:15-24, 30-34; Matthew 13:31-35 He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. – Mt 13:31 Jesus said that our faith is like a mustard seed. When it grows, it is the… Read More ›
July 24-28, 2017
Mon., July 24, 2017 Exodus 14:5-18; Matthew 12:38-42 He said to them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. – Matthew 12:39 Jesus seems annoyed by the scribes’ and Pharisees’ requests for signs. Do I need signs of… Read More ›
Shining Like the Sun
“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.” – Matthew 13:43 This reminds me of a conversion kind of experience Thomas Merton wrote about in “Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander.” He was standing at an intersection in Louisville, Kentucky and suddenly felt like… Read More ›
Love Forever and Two Days
Sometimes words are just not enough to express our feelings. We struggle to find the right ones and they are just not there. That is true even in our prayer life. Often “we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings.” (Romans 8:26) Sometimes we fumble… Read More ›
July 4-7, 2017
Tues., July 4, 2017 Genesis 19:15-29; Matthew 8:23-27 He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. – Matthew 8:26 Jesus is always with us when we are afraid. When have I been afraid? When have… Read More ›
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