Daily Reflections
After Our Lord healed that poor man who sat at the Gate Beautiful, through the ministry of John and I, the crowds gathered. More and more people clustered around us. It was only a matter of time before the authorities arrived. We knew this, but nothing would have closed my…
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Our Protestant brothers and sisters will cite today’s First Reading as proof that we are justified by faith alone and not at all by works: “Indeed, if Abraham was justified on the basis of his works, he has reason to boast” (Rom. 4:2). To be clear, the Catholic Church has…
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Today’s power word is righteousness – as in the Righteousness of God. It is manifested by the redeeming action of Jesus Christ, the one and only Savior of Humanity. God’s divine righteous or justifying action in Christ is there for all believers. It declares the guilty innocent. All have sinned…
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When I was growing up, I had an aunt who was a Religious Sister in the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ. At the main entrance door of our family house, she hung a holy placard with the inscription: “PEACE UNTO THIS HOUSE.”…
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The truth of our call to worship God in His Goodness and Beauty is evident in all of creation, and a call to unity is present everywhere. Just think of the good gifts of nature, life, and other humans which we receive throughout our whole life’s journey. As St. Paul…
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Sometimes discerning the will of God can feel like a treasure hunt. How can we know what God wants us to do in this or that situation? What is He asking of us today? These questions may range from a pivotal life decision to more common scenarios from our day-to-day…
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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). God Invites Us For a Banquet Jesus once again tells another parable about how the kingdom of God would be likened. A king, he said, willfully gave a…
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While Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” How do you respond to…
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In this passage of today’s Gospel, Jesus casts out a demon from a mute man, enabling him to speak. Instead of rejoicing at the miraculous deliverance, some people attribute Jesus’ power to Beelzebul, the prince of demons. Such a backdrop sets the stage for the teaching of Jesus on the…
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Knocking on a Friend’s Door: “Here you go, since you persisted in waking up all of my children to give you bread. Now go home and quit bothering us.” -A paraphrase. Today’s Gospel begins with the parable of a man who at midnight goes to a friend seeking bread loaves…
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