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Monday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Have you ever felt like you were dwelling in a dark cloud? I think most of us get there at some point or another in our lives. The dark cloud might be confusion: where is God taking me? What am I supposed to do with my life? Or it might be frustration: why…
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Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time [C]
Today’s readings The encounter between Jesus and Simon Peter in today’s Gospel reading is a nice story, but I think it goes deeper than that. In this encounter, we see five very important principles of the life of a disciple. So I would like to address these reflections to our catechumens and candidates for full…
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Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time [C]
Today’s readings You know, since I’m currently serving in this, my home parish, I’m going to pass on the opportunity to comment on today’s Gospel: I’ve already reflected long and hard on how a prophet is not accepted in his own native place! I’d like to talk instead about our second reading today. Paul’s explanation…
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Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Personal integrity is the thing that can bring down the best of us. The easiest thing for us to do is to live one life, and that life would be the life that God gives us. God’s grace is buried when we try to live another life entirely. David’s momentary lust gave way…
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Wednesday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Whoever has ears ought to hear.” Hearing is sometimes a difficult challenge for us. We have laundry lists of things we would like for God to hear. We can be real good at praying when it entails telling God what we think needs to happen. But it’s harder for us to just listen,…
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Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul
Today’s readings If we think that we are the ones who get to determine the direction of our lives, we are dead wrong. Look at Saul: educated in all the finest Jewish schools, well-versed in the Law and the Prophets, and zealous for the faith to a fault. He was absolutely the model Jewish man…
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Third Sunday of Ordinary Time – Respect Life
Today’s readings Today’s Liturgy of the Word is kind of a homily about the Liturgy of the Word. We hear in the readings about how powerful the Word of God is, and what an important part of our lives hearing those words is for those who believe. Our first reading and our gospel reading both…
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Friday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I think mercy may well be one of the hardest virtues to cultivate; but then again, maybe I am just projecting my own issues! But in this day of entitlement, I think many people are quick to call others to task for just about anything that irritates them. How, then, would we have…
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Thursday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today we hear about the amazing power of spiritual friendship. If it were not for Jonathan, Saul would have murdered David not just in the story we heard today, but many times. The Lord’s rejection of Saul was driving him to madness, and, as many insecure people do, he was doing everything possible…
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Wednesday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings If David had advanced against the Philistine with the finest weapons and the most advanced armor possible, the story we have in our first reading would just be nice. But instead of relying on all kinds of technology to take down the giant, he relied on something more certain than technology and way…
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