About today Readings Clare Deuteronomy 34: 1-12. Praise be to God who has filled my soul with life! – Ps 65 (66): 1-3, 5, 16-17. Matthew 18: 15-20. Praise be to God who has filled my soul with life! Saint Clare was born into a wealthy and distinguished family, but found her life not in … Read more
About today Readings St. Jane Frances de Chantal Joshua 3: 7-11, 13-17. Alleluia! – Psalm 113A (114): 1-6. Matthew 18:21-19: 1. How many times do I have to forgive my brother? The mercy of God is not human mercy – it goes beyond our underground lust for revenge or our distorted sense of justice. The … Read more
About today Readings Exodus 16: 2-4, 12-15. The Lord gave them bread from heaven – Ps 77 (78): 3-4, 23-25, 54. Ephesians 4:17, 20-24. John 6: 24-35. You are looking for me because you had all the bread you wanted to eat. . . I am the bread of life. “You are the first charity … Read more
About today Readings St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard Numbers 11: 4-15. Sing with joy to God our help – Ps 80 (81): 12-17. Matthew 14: 13-21. Feeding the five thousand Feeding his people in the wilderness is too great a burden for Moses, but not for Jesus. Again he takes care of … Read more
About today Readings St. Dominic Numbers 12: 1-13. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned – Ps 50 (51): 3-7, 12-13. Matthew 14: 22-36. Any plant that my Heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted The German poet Johann Goethe tells us. “The things that are most important must never be at the … Read more
About today Readings Johannes Vianney Numbers 13: 1-2, 25-14: 1, 26-29, 34-35. Lord, remember us because of the love you show your people – Ps 105 (106): 6-7, 13-14, 21-23. Matthew 15: 21-28. The Canaanite woman debates with Jesus and saves her daughter On the feast of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of pastors, … Read more
About today Readings Consecration of Saint Maria Maggiore Numbers 20: 1-13. When you hear his voice today, do not harden your hearts – Ps 94 (95): 1-2, 6-9. Matthew 16: 13-23. You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church I love to see Jesus in conversation in the Gospels. I imagine … Read more
The question for the Catholic Church is not whether it should reform, but how. Not so long ago the idea of church reform would have been a Protestant idea. For Catholics, individual members of the Church needed reform, but the Church itself was the flawless bride of Christ who was perfect. However, this simple distinction … Read more
Wisdom means recognizing life as it is, neither living in the past nor wishing our time for another future. An old joke: I asked my 90-year-old dad, ‘Dad, how was your good old days?’ His thoughtful answer: ‘When I was not good and not old!’. “Being older” seems to be getting harder. Families are busier … Read more
About today Readings Exodus 33: 7-11; 34: 5-9, 28. The Lord is good and merciful – Ps 102 (103): 6-13. Matthew 13: 36-43. God will take care of us, but He is not our servant Despite the friendship God offers us in Jesus, we shouldn’t forget that God is not our buddy. He is by … Read more