Journey to Wholeness
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.“
John 14:9
Jesus’ response to Philip’s request at the Last Supper, “Show us the Father,” is packed with infinite mystery and depth.… Read the rest
Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
Isaiah 11:1-10
On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom (Isaiah 11:1).… Read the rest
34th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
Revelation 22:1-7; Luke 21:34-36
Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.… Read the rest
33rd Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
… Read the restJesus said to them, “The children of this age marry and remarry; but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
27th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
Luke 11:27-28
“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it” (Luke 8:21).
While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.”… Read the rest
The hearts (kardia) of Jesus and Mary were so closely knit that they beat together as one.… Read the rest
Happy Birthday, Mother Mary!
Happy Birthday, Mother Earth!
… Read the restIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Matthew 10:37-42
Jesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.… Read the rest
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Luke 2:41-51
The hidden years at Nazareth are shrouded in mystery. To what extent did Mary and Joseph realize that their son was divine? Luke’s Gospel tells us that when the boy was found in the temple after being missing for three days, “they did not understand what he said to them.”… Read the rest