Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
John 3:7-15
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked Jesus (John 3:9). How can a person be “born of the Spirit?”
The youthful Mary had also asked the angel Gabriel, “How can this be?”… Read the rest
Water and Spirit
The Caliber of the Human Heart
26th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)
Job 1:6-22; Psalm 17; Luke 9:46-50
Why believe in God and follow his commandments? Do motives of fear or gain fuel religious observance? Can lovers of God transcend the fear of loss or the desire of gain (even the reward of heaven)? … Read the rest
Holy Women
24th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)
1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 8:1-3
Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.… Read the rest