Lord of All Hopefulness
One of my favorite hymns from the Liturgy of the Hours is “Lord of all Hopefulness,” based on the Irish tune Slane. I found these two versions on YouTube, and think they are both good in their own way. The … Continued
Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings The Church’s Catechism tells us that “Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. It strengthens the resolve to resist temptations and to overcome obstacles in the moral … Continued
Saturday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” My family has had a plaque with that very verse on it for as long as I can remember. This has always been one of my favorite … Continued
Thursday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings God always gives us a way out. The Israelites could celebrate that twice. Twice they came up against the obstacle of the deep waters. The first was on the way out of Egypt, and Moses was able to … Continued
Monday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings A conventional piece of Christian wisdom tells us to “love what Jesus loved when he was on the cross, and despise what Jesus despised when he was on the cross.” We get that same message from Moses today … Continued
Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s Liturgy of the Word, brothers and sisters in Christ, is a kind of handbook, I think, for the Christian disciple. Those of us who would follow in the steps of Jesus are given several wonderful pearls of … Continued
Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s Liturgy of the Word gives us no summer break. There is no rest for the weary here. Listen to the last line of that Gospel one more time: “Thus will it be for all who store up … Continued
Friday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings [Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus] What kinds of mighty deeds is the Lord Jesus trying to do in our own lives? Is he finding success there, or have we put up obstacles through our own … Continued
Monday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
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Today’s readings There are so many places I could go with today’s first reading: it give us so many opportunities to look at leadership and the spiritual life. But I think what leapt out at me today is that Moses … Continued
Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s Liturgy of the Word gives us a welcome look at the urgent need for persistent prayer. In our readings today we see God’s openness to our prayers, we hear a model for our prayers, and we receive … Continued
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