About today Readings Romans 8: 12-17. Our Lord is the God of salvation – Psalm 67 (68): 2, 4, 6-7, 20-21. Luke 13: 10-17. The children of God We should rejoice to be called children of God, as Paul did in his letter to the Romans. We should also strive to be adult children, for … Read more
Everyone has different skills in sharing the good news of the gospel. Evangelization, I admit, is not one of my favorite words. We hear it almost exclusively in churches, often to describe something we all advocate but are not sure what it is asking of us. In common usage it is often associated with evangelicals … Read more
About today Readings Romans 8: 18-25. The Lord worked miracles for us – Psalm 125 (126). Luke 13: 18-21. What is the kingdom of god like? A small brown seed in a podwill soon be a bushthat forms a thick green canopystretched low above the ground. Who could imagine this seedcould grow into a treewhich … Read more
About today Readings Romans 8: 26-30. All my hope, O Lord, rests in your loving-kindness – Psalm 12 (13): 4-6. Luke 13: 22-30. Make an effort to enter through the narrow gate Consider an exam in which you compete with your classmates. The teacher says that students who do in the top fifty percent of … Read more
About today Readings Ss Simon and Jude Ephesians 2: 19-22. Her message goes all over the earth – Psalm 18 (19): 2-5. Luke 6: 12-19. The spirit is the spirit of the children of God Thank you Father for the wonderful gift of the Spirit in our lives. It is only through this grace that … Read more
About today Readings Romans 9: 1-5. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem – Psalm 147: 12-15, 19-20. Luke 14: 1-6. Is it against the law to heal a man on the Sabbath? Oh those pesky Pharisees and lawyers trying to trip Jesus over the “rules” of the Sabbath! Jesus shows in His principles so simply to demonstrate … Read more
About today Readings Romans 11: 1-2, 11-12, 25-29. The Lord will not forsake his people – Psalm 93 (94): 12-15, 17-18. Luke 14: 1, 7-11. All who exalt themselves are humiliated Can we really claim to have this spirit in us, which was also in Christ Jesus, if we are like the critics of Jesus … Read more
About today Readings 31st Sunday in normal time Deuteronomy 6: 2-6. I love you, Lord, my strength – Psalm 17 (18): 2-4, 47, 51.Hebrews 7: 23-28. Mark 12: 28-34. Love your next Loving your neighbor seems easy, and yet it can be the greatest challenge to a faithful life. Sometimes our neighbors try our patience. … Read more
A culture of disarmament begins with ourselves and with how the world values people. When he was five years old, the father of St. Aloysius Gonzaga gave him armor, presumably complete with a small sword. That was taken for granted back then. Noble families had to be ready to fight in the perpetual wars and … Read more
About today Readings Day of repentance 1 Timothy 1: 1-2, 12-14. You are my heir, O Lord – Psalm 15 (16): 1-2, 5, 7-8, 11. Luke 6: 39-42. Can the blind lead the blind? “The blind leads the blind” can still be heard today to describe the incapable who leads the equally incapable. If our … Read more