Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Today’s readings At the heart of our practice of prayer has to be trust in God. We don’t – or shouldn’t – need signs to convince us of God’s love and care for us. But don’t we do that all … Continued
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Today’s readings At the heart of our practice of prayer has to be trust in God. We don’t – or shouldn’t – need signs to convince us of God’s love and care for us. But don’t we do that all … Continued
Today’s readings In our overly-litigious society, Jesus’ words that we are to make an effort to settle the matter on the way are a good call to refocus. This call shifts the emphasis from winning to healing, and it calls … Continued
Today’s readings Amos and Jesus are prophetic voices that we hear in our Scriptures this morning. Unfortunately, as is often the case with prophets, neither is a welcome voice. Amos makes it clear that he is not speaking on his … Continued
Today’s readings There is a big difference in Peter in the Gospel and Peter in our first reading from the Acts of the Apostles today. As the Gospel story begins, we find Peter completely wounded by his past. He had … Continued
Today’s readings: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12; Psalm 25; James 5:13-16; Matthew 8:5-17 I first met Tom probably a few weeks after I started my first assignment as a priest at St. Raphael’s back in the summer of 2006. He was … Continued
Today’s readings “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” John the Baptist was certainly voicing the question others probably were asking; they may have been envisioning quite a different kind of savior, one … Continued
Today’s readings It’s been a couple of years now since Dad died, but I still miss him all the time. Yes, with time, the grief has subsided a bit, and the days are a little easier. But the memories, great … Continued
Today’s readings The leader of the synagogue had it all wrong, and he of all people should have known what was right. God always intended the Sabbath day to be a day of rest, yes, but also of healing. We … Continued
Today’s readings “Master, I want to see.” As you might have guessed, today’s Gospel story isn’t about healing a blind man. Yes, that’s what happened in the story, and it was significant, but that’s not the real essence of the … Continued
Today’s readings Simon the Pharisee had committed a grave error in hospitality, and a serious error in judgment. In those days, when a guest came to your home, you made sure to provide water for him or her to wash … Continued
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