Journey to Wholeness
Discover the joy of the new wine of the bridegroom: Christ brings fresh grace that old forms cannot contain.… Read the rest
… Read the restThen he began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented.
… Read the restThen one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, “Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.” And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law!
“Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.”
Matthew 5:41
Jesus, who came to set people free, seemed to preach the opposite.… Read the rest
Friday of the Second Week of Advent
Isaiah 48:17-19; Matthew 11:16-19
… Read the restThus says the Lord, your redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord, your God,
teaching you how to prevail,
leading you on the way you should go.
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
15th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday (Year II)
Isaiah 10:5-7, 13b-16; Matthew 11:25-27
Thus says the LORD: Woe to Assyria!… 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