Readings: Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 In the first reading today the Prophet Jeremiah, feeling somewhat crushed by his interior struggles, cries out to the Lord: “You duped my Lord, and I allowed...
Readings: Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 In the Gospel reading today our Lord asks what may be the most important question each of us needs to answer in the depth of our own...
Readings: Is 56:1, 6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 In the first reading, God tells us through the Prophet Isaiah that His salvation is about to come and His justice is about to be...
Readings: Wis 12:13, 16-19; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 As we continue watching the anarchist agenda unfold before our eyes, our readings today provide us with some hope and a good challenge. The hope comes...
Readings: Is 55: 10-11; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 In the first reading God tells us through the Prophet Isaiah that His word will not return to Him void; rather, it will do His will,...
Readings: Zech 9:9-10; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 In the Gospel reading our Lord invites those who labor and are burdened to come to Him for rest. Given this statement, what follows seems to...
Readings: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42 In the Gospel reading today our Lord tells us that “anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet’s...
Readings: Jer 20:10-33; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33 In the Gospel reading today our Lord tells us, “Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known.” In its fullness,...
Readings: Deut 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58 Given the events of the past three months, Moses’ statement to the people of Israel that God was testing them by affliction to see whether...
Readings: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18 We used to hear about a distinction made between the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament. The God of...
