St. Jerome
From today’s Scripture: “Whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest.”—Lk 9:48 I once heard one store cashier say to a customer, “It’s not my job. . . .” That caused me to reflect on the difference […]
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward.”—Mk 9:41 We all share a common humanity. Yet, going about my daily tasks, I sometimes feel I am trying to force a round peg into a […]
25th Saturday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Follow the ways of your heart, the vision of your eyes.”—Eccl 11:9 Rejoice! Our first reading is addressed to the youth but could apply to all. We are told to rejoice, and let our hearts be glad; to follow the ways of our heart and the vision of our eyes; and to […]
St. Vincent de Paul
From today’s Scripture: “There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for everything under the heavens. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a […]
25th Thursday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Vanity of vanities…vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! What profit has man from all the labor which he toils at under the sun?”—Eccl 1:2-3 For people everywhere, it’s common to feel the weariness of daily work, the daily grind. For the wealthy it might be boredom, but for the rest of […]
25th Wednesday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Then they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the good news and curing diseases everywhere.”—Lk 9:6 Thanks to the witness and writings of the Apostles, we believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. They had to come to this realization over time and we see their […]
25th Tuesday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes, but it is the LORD who proves hearts.”—Prv 21:2 Proverbs tells us that we may think that we are right, in our own eyes. We may have convinced ourselves. But it is the Lord who proves our hearts. He […]
St. Pius of Pietrelcina
From today’s Scripture: “Say not to your neighbor, ‘Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give,’ when you can give at once.”—Prv 3:28 Sometimes I meet a down-and-out person on the street. It is so easy to analyze a person’s request for help. Will they really use the money I give them for something necessary […]
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.”—Mk 9:35 I knew a minister who kept a pitcher and bowl in his office as a reminder that Jesus called him to lead through service to others. The Holy Thursday ritual of the washing […]
St. Matthew
From today’s Scripture: “I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received. with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love.”—Eph 4:2 Just like St. Matthew, Jesus calls you and me to follow him. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians offers […]
