Today’s readings You know, I think St. Martha gets kind of a bad rap in general. She is maybe best known for the fact that she complained about having to do all the cooking and serving while her sister Mary sat at Jesus’ feet the whole time. But I think that reputation is undeserved. I… Continue reading Saint Martha
Month: July 2013
Saint Benedict, Abbot
I must say that today, I observe with great fondness this feast of St. Benedict, abbot, and father of western monasticism. My Benedictine roots stem from my college days at Benedictine University in Lisle (then called Illinois Benedictine College), and I have a deep fondness for the monks of St. Procopius Abbey, who staffed the… Continue reading Saint Benedict, Abbot
Monday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings In today’s readings, God proves himself trustworthy. He appears to Jacob in a dream and promises that he will be with him wherever he goes, protecting him, and bringing him back to the land, which he would also give to Jacob’s descendants. In his joy, Jacob reacts by consecrating the land to the… Continue reading Monday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings One of the parts of the Liturgy that I love most in these summer months is the development of the theme of discipleship that unfolds in the Gospel readings. We all know that, by our baptism, we are called to be disciples of Christ, those who follow him and live the Gospel and… Continue reading The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Independence Day
Today’s readings: Ezekiel 3:17-21; Psalm 8; Colossians 3:9b-17; Matthew 25:31-46 We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,… Continue reading Independence Day
Monday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s first reading has always intrigued me, ever since I can remember hearing it as a child. God intends to destroy the city of Sodom because of its pervasive wickedness. Abraham, newly in relationship with God, stands up for the innocent of the city, largely because that was where his nephew, Lot, had… Continue reading Monday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time