About today Readings St. Romuald 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord – Ps 33 (34): 8-13. Matthew 6: 24-34. Don’t worry about tomorrow: your holy father knows your needs Today’s scriptures combine a sense of wonder with the discipline of penance. The amazement at the lilies of the field … Read more
About today Readings Job 38: 1, 8-11. Thank the Lord, his love is eternal – Ps 106 (107): 23-26, 28-31. 2 Corinthians 5: 14-17. Mark 4: 35-41. Even the wind and the sea obey him It had been a long day for Jesus. He had taught all day, surrounded by crowds who followed him and … Read more
About today Readings St. Aloysius Gonzaga Genesis 12: 1-9. Happy the people whom the Lord has chosen to be His own – Ps 32 (33): 12-13, 18-20, 22. Matthew 7: 1-5. Do not judge and you will not judge judged Today’s gospel bears one of the great basic Christian ideas: “Do not judge lest you … Read more
About today Readings Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Genesis 13: 2, 5-18. The righteous will live in the presence of the Lord – Ps 14 (15): 2-5. Matthew 7: 6, 12-14. Treat others the way you want them to treat you When young children are unkind, they are often admonished, “Don’t do this. How … Read more
About today Readings Paulinus of Nola Genesis 15: 1-12, 17-18. The Lord forever remembers his covenant – Ps 104 (105): 1-4, 6-9. Matthew 7: 15-20. Beware of false prophets Alex: Jesus, why did you worry about false prophets? They are so obviously fakes. Everyone would surely have preferred your teaching. You were real Jesus: Thank … Read more
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
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