Readings: Amos 8:4-7; 1 Tim 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 In the Gospel reading today Jesus tells us that we cannot serve two masters. He goes even further to say that if we try to do...
Readings: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; 1 Tim 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32 In the readings today, we hear about sinners, the righteous, and the hope for sinners to become righteous. We begin with the second reading where...
Readings: Wis 9:13-18b; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33 In the first reading the question is asked about who can know God’s counsel or conceive what God intends? As we have seen so many times,...
Readings: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14 In the first reading, Sirach tells us to conduct our affairs with humility. This is certainly sound advice because no one likes to...
Readings: Is 66:18-21; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30 At the end of the Gospel reading today our Lord says something that is simultaneously hopeful and terrifying. He tells us that some who are first...
Readings: Jer38:4-6, 8-10; Heb 12:1-4; Lk 12:49-53 In the Gospel reading today, our Lord tells us He came to set the earth on fire. This can be interpreted in a variety of ways, but...
Readings: Wis 18:6-9; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 12:32-48 In the second reading, St. Paul says that “faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” The concept of...
Readings: Ecc 1:2, 2:21-23; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21 In the first reading today we hear from a man who calls himself Qoheleth, the son of King David. Traditionally, this has been understood to...
Readings: Gen 18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13 In the Gospel reading today we are presented with St. Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer (we normally pray the version from St. Matthew’s Gospel). Regardless of...
Readings: Gen 18:1-10a; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42 Hospitality is one of the hallmarks of Middle Eastern culture. We see the hospitality of Abraham in the first reading when he noticed three men standing by...
