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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 we celebrate Saint Clare, who, having refused to marry at 15, was moved by the dynamic preaching of Saint Francis. He became her lifelong friend and spiritual guide. So at age 18, she escaped one night from her father’s … 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 “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 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 In today’s first reading, Moses sets about putting up a meeting tent as a place for the Lord to be among his people. The Lord never abandoned his people; he was present in a column of cloud during … Continued
Today's readings Saint Ignatius was all set to accomplish great things in the military when his leg was badly injured by a canon ball. As he was convalescing, he asked for romantic novels to read. But nothing like that was … Continued
Today’s readings “Can you drink the chalice of which I am going to drink?” What does that even mean for us? We know what Jesus’ chalice was like: it led him through sorrow, and abandonment, and ultimately to the cross. … Continued
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