Friday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings When I was in seminary, one of my professors used to tell us that the most basic prayer we had to learn was to walk outside, look up and say, "You are God, and I am not." I … Continued
Thursday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings God says to Moses today, “I AM who am.” God cannot be known as something or someone static or even two dimensional. Our God is a God who is active, relational, transcendent and yet immanent, our God is … Continued
Monday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings It’s a frightening thing, I think, to hear Jesus say in today’s Gospel reading, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword.” And … Continued
Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today's readings At first glance, it all seems so simple, doesn't it? "Go and do likewise." Not a problem. But when a command like "go and do likewise" comes at the end of one of Jesus' parables, we know we … Continued
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” Joseph realized what this Gospel statement of Jesus meant long before Jesus himself ever uttered it. Given his position of power, he could have had all of … Continued
Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Some people think that the spiritual life should be easy. Today’s readings prove to us that it’s not that way. Jacob wrestles with “some man” in today’s first reading; ostensibly, it’s God himself. They tussle all day long … Continued
Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings If we want to know if we are doing God’s will, I think, we need to examine our lives for evidence of joy. The disciple who goes about his or her work in this world grudgingly and amidst … Continued
Saturday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s readings are, well, interesting. It’s hard to know in today’s first reading if the Lord is blessing dishonest conduct, or if it’s the providence of God that is working its way out. All of us must surely … Continued
Friday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings For those of us who think we have it all together, that we are righteous in and of ourselves, well, today’s Gospel isn’t Good News, is it? Jesus says, “I did not come to call the righteous, but … Continued
Thursday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings God is always most concerned about what is going on inside of us. Which is why Jesus says to the paralytic, “Courage, child, your sins are forgiven.” It would have been easy for Jesus to snap his fingers … Continued
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