Today’s readings Saint Ignatius was all set to accomplish great things in the military when his leg was badly injured by a canon ball. As he was convalescing, he asked for romantic novels to read. But nothing like that was available, so he had to settle for books on the life of Christ and the… Continue reading Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest
Month: July 2018
The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Bread of Life Discourse I – Jesus is Enough and More than Enough
Today’s readings Bishop Kaffer, of happy memory, used to say that every celebration of the Eucharist was a greater creative act than the creation of the universe. Now I think greater theological minds than mine would likely debate that, but what Bishop Kaffer gets at is worth considering. The Eucharist is an incredible miracle, and… Continue reading The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Bread of Life Discourse I – Jesus is Enough and More than Enough
Saturday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings There are a lot of pitfalls on the road through our spiritual lives. We ourselves experience that all the time. Making our confessions, we have a firm purpose of amendment, but it seems like the devil knows that, and so we barely make it to the parking lot and there’s a new temptation… Continue reading Saturday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings The prophet Micah, in our first reading, proclaims the whole reason for our being here this morning. What is incredible about our God is his limitless compassion, his relentless pursuit of a people who often spurn him, his steadfast faithfulness and consistent, unconditional, unending, unmerited love for all of us. He actually delights,… Continue reading Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Monday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings So Jesus today speaks of the “sign of Jonah.” I think this sign could mean a couple of different things. First, it is a direct parallel to the life of Jesus. Just as Jonah spent three days as good as dead in the belly of the big fish before being disgorged to a… Continue reading Monday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time
The Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Come and Rest a While
Today’s readings I think a lot of us can identify with what’s going on in today’s Gospel reading. Jesus and the Twelve had been working hard: they had just been out on mission, proclaiming the Gospel and the Kingdom of God, casting out demons, and healing the sick. It was hard work. Some of it… Continue reading The Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Come and Rest a While
The Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: It’s Not About Me
Today’s readings Today I want to reflect on what I consider to be one of the most important principles of the spiritual life. That principle is completely summed up in one short sentence: “It’s not about me.” Over the last couple of weeks, we have been able to take a look at the various people… Continue reading The Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: It’s Not About Me
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s Gospel is an impetus for the third Luminous Mystery of the Rosary: the proclamation of the Kingdom of God with its call to repentance. Jesus charges his Apostles to go out and proclaim that the Kingdom is at hand, with all its accompanying signs and wonders. We have to understand that this… Continue reading Thursday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Monday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I love the words of the Psalmist today: “The Lord is gracious and merciful.” These are words that are easy for us to pray when things are going well, but maybe not so much when we’re going through rough times. It seems like the psalmist is going through some very good times, but… Continue reading Monday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I often wonder how people get through the hard times of their lives if they don’t have faith. We can all probably think of a time in our lives when we were sorely tested, when our lives were turned upside-down, and, looking back, we can’t figure out how we lived through it except… Continue reading The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time