27th Week in Ordinary Time, Tuesday (Year II)
… Read the restJesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.
Created for Paradise
Holy Women
24th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)
1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 8:1-3
Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.… Read the rest
Mary, Mother of a New Genealogy
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Happy Birthday, Mother Mary!
Happy Birthday, Mother Earth!
First Genesis
… 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.
A Toast to the Roast!
Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
2 Corinthians 9:6-10; John 12:24-26
Brothers and sisters: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.… Read the rest
Head of the Class
“Report Card of St. John the Baptist”
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang
… Read the restHerod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist.
An Apostle for Skeptics
Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle
John gave us the fullest portrait of Thomas in the Gospels, however brief and sketchy, in three instances.
First, when he accompanied Jesus and the disciples from the river Jordan to Bethany in response to the urgent message of Martha and Mary that their brother Lazarus was ill.… Read the rest
Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
Acts 12:1-11; Psalm 34; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:13-19
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
At these words of Peter, an invisible bolt of lightning struck the stage of the world drama and lit it from end to end.… Read the rest
Follow Me
7th Week of Easter, Friday
John 21:15-19
Do You Love Me?
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