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Today’s readings This morning, the readings talk about getting it right. They speak of justice and faithfulness and right relationship. All of us who are called to discipleship, which is to say all of us, are called to get this … Continued
Today’s readings The tradition of the Assumption of Mary dates back to the very earliest days of the Church, all the way back to the days of the apostles. It was known that Mary had “fallen asleep” and that there … Continued
Today we return to our consideration of the Bread of Life Discourse in the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel. In today’s Liturgy of the Word, we are presented with instances of people really hungering for something. In the first reading, … Continued
Today's readings "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him." This feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord can be a puzzling one for us to understand. It's an event we've heard about in Gospel readings, but it's not something … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s readings present us with two very interesting images. The first is that of a potter working at the wheel. When the object turned out badly, the potter re-created the object until it was right. Jeremiah tells us … Continued
Today's Gospel: Matthew 5:13-19 | Saint of the Day "Whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Teaching the commandments was something that was always near and dear to the heart of St. … Continued
We are taking a bit of an excursus or diversion here for the next few Sundays. You may know that throughout this Church year, we have been reading from the Gospel of Mark. Well, for the next several Sundays (with … Continued
Today's readings "Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?" Yesterday, I attended the funeral of a family friend. He was just 37 years old, had six children; two of them with special needs. It was probably … Continued
Today’s readings I don’t know how you feel about being compared to sheep without a shepherd, but I have to tell you, I’m not all that flattered by it! Yet there’s some painful truth to that statement, and some rather … Continued
Today's readings One of my professors in seminary would often tell us that, because we had made a commitment to follow God's call, the devil would do everything possible to get us to change our mind. One of the devil's … Continued
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