About today Readings John the Baptist Isaiah 49: 1-6. I praise you for I am wonderfully made – Ps 138 (139): 1-3, 13-15. Acts 13: 22-26. Luke 1: 57-66, 80. John prepares the way for Jesus The story of John the Baptist will always exist in the shadow of Jesus, but he is more than … Read more
About today Readings Day of repentance Genesis 17: 1, 9-10, 15-22. See the Lord bless those who fear Him – Ps 127 (128): 1-5. Matthew 8: 1-4. The experiences of Abraham and the leper are quite similar In both lives there is a void that God and only God can touch. The divine fills this … Read more
Hands tell a story of their owners. They grasp, grasp, calm down, turn away or wave, and the lined hands of old age are also the lined hands of knowledge that has been built up over many years. Pope Francis visited Iraq in March; the first Pope to step into this old and troubled land. … Read more
About today Readings Genesis 18: 1-15. The Lord has thought of His mercy – Luke 1: 46-50, 53-55. Matthew 8: 5-17. We are invited to see how generous God is ‘Is something too wonderful for the Lord?’ When the Lord Abraham appears as three men in the oak of Mamre, Abraham does not think of … Read more
About today Readings Wisdom 1: 13-15; 2: 23-24. I want to praise you, Lord, for you saved me – Ps 29 (30): 2, 4-6, 11-13. 2 Corinthians 8: 7, 9, 13-15. Mark 5: 21-43. Death leads us to a full encounter with the risen Jesus Death is one of the secrets of life. The ancient … Read more
About today Readings St. Irenaeus Genesis 18: 16-33. The Lord is good and merciful – Ps 102 (103): 1-4, 8-11. Matthew 8: 18-22. The Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head There is a breathtaking intimacy in the way Abraham speaks to the Lord. God listens, engages, answers. When we sit open to … Read more
About today Readings Ss Peter and Paul Acts 12: 1-11. The Lord has set me free from all my fears – Ps 33 (34): 2-9. 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18. Matthew 16: 13-19. Who is Jesus to me? My life, not my words, is my answer There are three questions Jesus asked in the Gospels … Read more
Some of the simplest transits are those of the sun and moon. It is so easy to overlook these astrological cycles, especially if you are like me and are often most interested in when major changes and developments in life might occur. The sun and moon transits can be especially useful for planning your days … Read more
About today Readings First martyr of the Church of Rome Genesis 21: 5, 8-20. The Lord hears the cry of the poor – Ps 33 (34): 7-8, 10-13. Matthew 8: 28-34. Jesus has the power to set us free from the evil in our lives The demons in today’s gospel are the opposite of freedom … Read more
We need to foster hospitable hearts to foster hospitality for refugees. In the gruesome world of the 19th century industrial revolution, an English poet wrote an ironic version of the Ten Commandments as practiced in Great Britain. The fifth commandment was:You shouldn’t kill, but you don’t have to tryOfficially to be kept alive. In Arthur … Read more