Journey to Wholeness
Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent
Isaiah 40:25-31; Matthew 11:28-30
In a world of constant change and becoming, faith in an immutably good, true, beautiful, and eternal God of Love is an anchor in the midst of crashing waves.… Read the rest
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Numbers 21:4b-9; John 3:13-17
… Read the restJesus said to Nicodemus: “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
18th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
Matthew 17:14-20
A man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water.… Read the rest
18th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)
Matthew 14:22-36
After feeding the five thousand, Jesus took leave of the crowd and his disciples, carrying them in spirit up the mountains. In silence and solitude, he offered the world to the Father.… Read the rest
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
13th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year II)
Amos 7:10-17; Matthew 9:1-8
The paralytic and his friends in the Gospels show us that we are never alone in our journey of faith.… Read the rest
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