Journey to Wholeness
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday
… Read the restIn the course of his teaching Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
The sand of the sea,
Sirach 1:2
the drops of rain,
and the days of eternity—
who can count them?
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday
… Read the restAs Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, “How do the scribes claim that the Messiah is the son of David? David himself, inspired by the holy Spirit, said:
‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand
until I place your enemies under your feet.”’
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday
Mark 12:28-34
Most encounters between Jesus and the teachers of the Law end in confrontation, but in this passage, we meet a thoughtful and spiritually discerning son of Israel. … Read the rest
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday (Year II)
Mark 12:18-27
What is it like not to believe in a spiritual realm?… Read the rest
9th Week in Ordinary Time, Tuesday
Mark 12:13-17
“Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?”
The Pharisees and the Herodians thought they had Jesus cornered.… Read the rest
Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23
When the Holy Spirit descends,
Fearful fishermen
Become fearless preachers.
Tongues of fire
Replace the babble of Babel,
Uniting in Christ
What Adam fragmentized.
No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,”
Except by the Spirit,
And it is the Spirit who cries out,
“Abba, Father!”… Read the rest
7th Week of Easter, Friday
John 21:15-19
Chapter 21 in the Gospel of John comes in like an “appendix,” as the writer already concluded his account in the previous chapter. The wisdom and marvels in the life of Jesus are uncountable, the Evangelist tells us, but thankfully he decided to add the beautiful and touching scenes at the Sea of Tiberias.… Read the rest
John 17:11b-19
“Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.”
John 17:11
In the Old Testament, names stood for the character and mission of a person, as when Abram became Abraham, or Jacob became Israel.… Read the rest
7th Week of Easter, Tuesday
“…everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them.”
John 17:10
Contemplation of divine truths requires deep silence and listening.… Read the rest