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Today’s readings Today’s scriptures speak to us about the essence of what it means to live a Christian life. First, as we can see in the reading from the Acts of the Apostles, it means making a clean break with … Continued
Today’s readings I love this Gospel reading because of the way it talks about love. It would be easy enough to say that if we just love each other a little more, everything will be fine. And there is some … Continued
Today’s readings I’m always amazed by the fortitude of Saint Paul. He’s almost stoned to death and left, in fact, for dead, and he gets up and enters the city like nothing was wrong. I don’t know about you, but … Continued
Today’s readings I love to tell the children in school or religious education that the most important thing they can ever know about God is also one of the first things they ever learned about God. And that is that … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s readings are full of messengers. In the first reading, Saint Paul is a messenger bringing news of the real meaning of the ancient Scriptures in light of the death and resurrection of Jesus. And he speaks of … Continued
Today’s readings When people ask you where you are from, the way that you answer that question probably depends a lot on the context. For instance, if it was a stranger who asked you that question when you were on … Continued
Today’s readingsGood Shepherd Sunday / World Day of Prayer for Vocations Today’s brief Gospel reading begins with the wonderful line, “My sheep hear my voice.” Reflecting on that line caused me to wonder: how are the sheep to hear the … Continued
Today’s readings Sometimes we just don’t want to do things that someone else tells us we should do. Even if it’s God. In our first reading, Ananias didn’t want anything to do with Saul, and for good reason: Saul had … Continued
Today’s readings I don’t believe in coincidences. Being in the right place at the right time isn’t usually a coincidence. Far more often than we realize, it’s the work of the Holy Spirit. That is certainly the case in today’s … Continued
Today’s readings What Satan wants is a community of disciples so mired in their sins, that they do nothing to foster the Kingdom of God and live the Gospel. Bookmark that thought, because I’ll come back to it in a … Continued
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