Readings: Ez 2:2-5; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mk 6:1-6 In the first reading today God tells the Prophet Ezekiel that He is sending the Prophet to the people of Israel. That sounds like something we...
Readings: Am 7:12-15; Eph 1:3-14; Mk 6:7-13 In the first reading we hear about Amos whom God called to be a prophet. When the priest tells Amos to leave the Temple and make his...
Readings: Wis 1:13-15, 2:23-24; 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mk 5:21-43 The first reading today contains a profound insight for us as we consider our own dignity and our immortality. The writer of the...
Readings: Job 38:1, 8-11; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 In the Gospel reading today we see the Apostles panicking because the wind was so strong and the sea so stirred up that their boat...
Readings: Ez 17:22-24; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-32 In the readings today we have two complementary perspectives regarding the Kingdom of God on earth. One is more objective and focuses on the Church while...
Readings: Ex 24:3-8; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 As we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, one would expect that the focus of the readings would be on the Blessed Sacrament. In the Gospel...
Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26; 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 17:11b-19 In the first reading today, St. Peter speaks of two necessities regarding Judas. The first, he says, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which...
Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35; 44-48; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17 In the Gospel reading today our Lord commands us to love one another. In Greek there four words for love, but only two are...
Readings: Acts 9:26-31; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8 In the Gospel reading our Lord tells us that He is the True Vine and we are the branches. On the natural level, because the sap...
Readings: Acts 4:8-12; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18 Near the end of the Gospel reading today we see two statements that, on the surface, might make us raise our eyebrows. First, Jesus says: “This...
