Tag: gospel reflections
August 1- 5, 2016
Mon., August 1 St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Jeremiah 28:1-17; Matthew 14:13-21 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over —twelve wicker baskets full. – Mt 14:20 Jesus provides food for the crowd. What food might Jesus be offering me this day? Lord, I know… Read More ›
July 25-29, 2016
Mon., July 25, 2016 St. James 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 20:20-28 Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. – Mt 20:28 Jesus said he did not come to be served but to serve. Am I a servant… Read More ›
July 18-22, 2016
Mon., July 18, 2016 Micah 6:1-4, 6-8; Matthew 12:38-42 You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. – Micah 6:8 What does it mean to love goodness and walk humbly with God?… Read More ›
July 11-15, 2016
Mon., July 11, 2016 St. Benedict, abbot Isaiah 1:10-17; Matthew 10:34 – 11:1 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. – Mt 10:39 Jesus indicates that to follow him we must be prepared to surrender everything. Am I will to leave everything behind to… Read More ›
Follow Me
And to another he said, “Follow me.” (Luke 9:59) Where were you when you first heard those words? Do you remember? Do you remember when the Lord first called you and you knew it beyond a shadow of a doubt? I wonder if I first heard those words earlier, when I was just a little… Read More ›
June 20-24, 2016
Mon., June 20, 2016 2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Matthew 7:1-5 Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? – Mt. 7:3 Jesus tells us: “Stop judging.” Do I judge others? Lord, there are times that I become very judgmental. It is… Read More ›
June 13-17, 2016
Mon., June 13, 2016 St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Matthew 5:38-42 But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. – Mt 5:39 Do I need Jesus’… Read More ›
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“God has visited his people.” Luke 7:16b This little sentence really grabbed my heart today. God has visited His people. I get the visitation part. And it is not just past tense. God not only walked in the garden with Adam and Eve. He not only walked with his disciples in Jerusalem. He walks in… Read More ›
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Sunday, May 29, 2016 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ “They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets. ” Luke 9:17 For years I had been hungry. For years I had been searching for food that nourished me, for… Read More ›
The Most Holy Trinity
“I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. – John 16:12-13 We cannot possibly bear the whole truth all at once. Look at the Trinity. It is beyond our understanding. We try to explain it…. Read More ›
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