Journey to Wholeness
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Caper′na-um.… Read the rest
Zacchaeus the tax collector finds Jesus in a single, life-changing moment—despite his wealth, shame, and short stature.
… Read the restAt that time Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town.
How does Israel’s universal banquet invite everyone to God’s table of grace?
… Read the restOne of those at table with Jesus said to him, “Blessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God.”
Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
Luke 7:18b-23 (Matthew 11:2-6)
… Read the restAt that time, John summoned two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” When
Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time (Year I)
Hebrews 1:1-6; Psalm 97
… Read the restIn times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word.
Thursday After Epiphany
1 John 4:19—5:4; Luke 4:14-22a
“…whoever is begotten by God conquers the world.”
1 John 5:4
The origin of the Son and all persons begotten by the Father in the Son transcends the world, time, history, politics, sociology, psychology, beginnings and ends.… Read the rest
Deuteronomy 7:6-11, 1 John 4:7-16, Matthew 11:25-30
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
“God is Love.”
Like an owl squinting in sunlight, the eyes of humankind open gradually to the truth of who we are as a people and who God is.… 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