Readings: Ex 17:3-7; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 As we make our way through Lent, if things are going spiritually the way they should, it is probable that two things have occurred. The first...
Readings: Gen 12:1-4a; 2 Tim 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 In the first reading today we hear the Lord calling Abram. Our Father in Faith was asked to do something extremely difficult: to leave what he...
Readings: Gen 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 In the readings today we hear about Adam and Jesus. In the second reading St. Paul compares the two of them, recognizing that by one sin...
Readings: Is 49:14-15; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34 In the Gospel reading today our Lord tells us that we cannot serve two masters. We will either hate the one and love the other or...
Readings: Sir 15:15-20; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 In the second reading today St. Paul says that he speaks a wisdom to the spiritually mature. This seems a bit striking since he has, on...
Readings: Is 58:7-10, 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16 In the Gospel reading today our Lord tells us that we are the light of the world. This is a great privilege, but it comes with...
Readings: Zeph 2:3, 3:12-13; 1Cor 1:26-31; Mt 5:1-12a In the Gospel reading today we hear the Beatitudes, all those whom the Lord pronounces blessed for their goodness. Most of us can look at one...
Readings: Is 8:23-9:3; 1Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 In the first reading we hear Isaiah’s prophecy that the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light and upon those who dwelt in...
Readings: Is 49:3’ 5-6; 1Cor 1:1-3; Jn 129-34 As we reenter the Ordinary Time after the anticipation of Advent and the joy of Christmas, the Church gives us a set of readings that calls...
Readings: Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Today we celebrate the Epiphany, or Manifestation, of our Lord. Traditionally there are three different aspects of our Lord’s life which are separated by time and...
