Journey to Wholeness
11th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday (Year II)
2 Kings 2:1-14, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
“But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing, so that your almsgiving may be secret.… Read the rest
10th week in Ordinary Time, Friday
1 Kings 19:9-16, Psalm 27, Matthew 5:27-32
After a long, thunderous showdown with the prophets of Baal, ending with their destruction, Elijah was a prophet on the run from the wrath of Jezebel. The Lord listened to his complaints under a broom tree, fed him, and strengthened him for a long journey on foot to Mount Horeb.… Read the rest
10th week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday
1 Kings 18:20-39, Psalm 25, Matthew 5:17-19
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.”… Read the rest
10th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)
I Kings 17:1-6, Psalm 121, Matthew 5:1-12
In a world of individuals where people scrape and fend for themselves to survive, the image of a ragged Elijah receiving bread from ravens seems unreal.… Read the rest