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Today’s readings The Gospel readings these past few days have warned of rather dire consequences for those who don’t live the Gospel message. This section of Matthew’s Gospel spells out the urgency of the call to discipleship and the nearness … Continued
Today’s readings One of my jobs before I went to seminary was in the sales department of a computer supply company. In that job, they taught us that one of the first good rules of sales was never to ask … Continued
Today’s readings One of the spiritual principles that often speaks to me is: “it’s not about me.” It’s a spiritual principle I have to remind myself of often, because in our human weakness, we’re always thinking about ourselves first. But … Continued
Today’s readings A good starting place for our prayer this morning might be asking ourselves, what is it that holds us back? The rich young man seemed to have it all together: he acknowledged Jesus as the good teacher, so … Continued
Today’s readings Friends, I wasn’t going to do a homily today since it’s my last day of vacation. But I got a message from a friend who was troubled by the Gospel, and I realized it’s so commonly misunderstood that … Continued
Today's readings I have to tell you, we have two of my very favorite readings in today’s Liturgy of the Word. I like them because they both show God interacting with us, his creatures, in powerful ways. In the first … Continued
Today’s readings “Because of your little faith.” If that was what Jesus said about his disciples, those men and women walking with him in person day after day, how much more does it apply to us today? How many situations … Continued
Today’s readings What I think the folks in our first reading need to learn – and maybe us too – is that the spiritual life is always about the big picture. The Israelites in today’s reading have completely rejected the … Continued
Today’s readings The Israelites wandering in the desert would seem to have had the spiritual life easy. How could they possibly miss God’s presence? There was a cloud to lead them to the Lord by day, and fire by night. … Continued
Today’s readings This week in my bulletin column, I have a reflection on the introductory rites of Mass. But maybe in the homily, we can take a step back from that and think about what we’re supposed to do before … Continued
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