Journey to Wholeness
“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
… Read the restThe disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to him and objected, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus
… Read the restAfterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.
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
15th Week in Ordinary Time, Tuesday (Year II)
Isaiah 7:1-9; Matthew 11:20-24
When word came to the house of David that Aram was encamped in Ephraim, the heart of the king and the heart of the people trembled, as the trees of the forest tremble in the wind (Isaiah 7:2).… 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