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 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
About today Readings St. Martha, Mary and Lazarus Exodus 40: 16-21, 34-38. How beautiful is your apartment, Lord Mighty God! – Ps 83 (84): 3-6, 8, 11.Matthew 13: 47-53. I am the resurrection and the life At the beginning of this year, Pope Francis agreed to the liturgical feast of St. He approved the change … Read more
About today Readings Saint Mary Magdalene Song of Songs 3: 1-4 / 2 Corinthians 5: 14-17. My soul thirsts for you, O Lord my God – Ps 62 (63): 2-6, 8-9. John 20: 1-2, 11-18. Mary, go find the brothers and tell them It has been five years since a Vatican decree declared the liturgical … Read more
About today Readings Genesis 22: 1-19. I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living – Ps 114 (116): 1-6, 8-9. Matthew 9: 1-8. Why do you have such bad thoughts in your heart? It’s so hard to change attitudes. No matter what Jesus said or did, it would … Read more
About today Readings Genesis 44: 18-21, 23-29; 45: 1-5. Think of the miracles the Lord performed – Ps 104 (105): 16-21. Matthew 10: 7-15. You received for free: Give for free The gospel presents us with a difficult job description today. Go to work without money, without a bag, without spare clothes, without auxiliary items. … Read more
About today Readings St. Bonaventure Exodus 3: 13-20. The Lord forever remembers his covenant – Ps 104 (105), 1, 5, 8-9, 24-27. Matthew 11: 28-30. My yoke is light and my burden is light It seems that there is always a new dilemma to wrestle with on the news. One day it might be trying … Read more
About today Readings 2 Corinthians 11: 1-11. Your works, O Lord, are righteousness and truth – Ps 110 (111): 1-4, 7-8. Matthew 6: 7-15. How to pray I am now teaching a Catholic elementary school, and our children (like most children in Catholic elementary schools) know the Our Father by heart, so they always say … 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