Daily Reflections
We ask all kinds of questions daily. Questions form the basis of conversations and the building of relationships. So, do we ever ask questions in prayer? Asking the Right Questions To get the information we need, we must ask the right questions. Typically, we start with a general question and…
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Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). The Church teaches that “when the course of her earthly life was finished, Immaculate Virgin Mary was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by…
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Any feast of the Blessed Mother Mary fills my heart with joy; so is the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Holy tenderness of the mother of God spurs in my heart a prayerful contemplation of the function of grace in the life of any person who…
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Joshua led the children of Israel across the Jordan and into the promised land to take up their promised inheritance. And as his death drew closer, he gave a farewell speech to the nation, which had been chosen by God to be a holy nation unto the Lord and a peculiar…
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Today’s Gospel reading focuses our attention on marriage. It is the first sacrament instituted by God. This sacramental union of love between a man and a woman willed by God takes its origin from the book of Genesis. In Genesis 1: 26-27 we read: “God created man in his own…
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Christian Journey analogy The LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know I am with you, as I was with Moses. Now command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant to come to a halt in…
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I love today’s gospel reading. It reminds me of how special and powerful communal prayer is. We were made for community. We were made to love and to be loved. Who is in your community? A Private Matter Where I grew up in the northeast, prayer was a very private…
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“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains only a single grain. But if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.” –John 12:24 Today’s Gospel reading invites us into the very heart of the Christian faith. Jesus tells us that unless a grain of wheat…
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“Grandpa, please tell me another fishing tale like the one-time Jesus got into your boat to preach and then commanded you to launch out and cast your nets after you had been fishing all night.” Peter hugged his granddaughter and said, “Gladly sweetheart. We caught so many fish, without the…
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The term refugee has become common in today’s world given the recent exponential rate of migration and refugee crisis in many parts of the world, especially in Europe and America. Significant with refugees or asylum seekers is that they are fleeing from a life-threatening or an unfriendly situation in their…
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