Daily Reflections
Today the Church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul, who is regarded as the Apostle to the nations. The first reading of the day’s liturgy from Acts 22: 3-16 (cf. Acts 9: 1-22) recounts, in graphic details, the story of Paul’s conversion. The turning point was his encounter with Jesus…
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The enjoyable part about today’s Gospel (Mk. 4:1-20) is that it is written like a two-scene play. You can just see the scenes playing out in your mind as it is read. Scene one is Jesus preaching parables from a boat to a crowd on the beach. Scene two is…
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My dear friends, the first reading is very interesting. It expresses the joy of King David before the Ark of the Lord. He moved the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the capital city of Jerusalem, which he recovered from his enemies with great rejoicing. Recall that…
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“You shall shepherd my people Israel and shall be commander of Israel.” Today is the eve of the formerly known commemoration honoring the Espousal of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. The St. Benedict Center and The Latin Mass Magazine (2019) suggest that January 23rd was the date of…
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Today’s Gospel Reading is brief, puzzling, and troubling. By this time in his earthly ministry, Jesus was attracting increasingly larger crowds, so much that it became “impossible” for him and disciples “even to eat” (Mark 3:20). Little wonder, given that Jesus had healed many, including cleansing a leper and casting…
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On tap for today’s reflection is the compassion shown by David towards King Saul who is hunting him down with the aim of truncating his life. Finding the king at his mercy, David overcomes an initial temptation of killing his oppressor, and immediately has remorse and spares his life. David…
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Years ago, I remember a wise woman saying, “Each time you have another child, your heart only becomes bigger.” Then she would say, “Our Lord’s love for us works the same way. Each time He fills our heart, our hearts only become larger.” On that note, let us turn to…
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The beginning of a year has always been a great time to reflect on how we are living and making resolutions to help us attain goals – perhaps to be healthier, have a greater work-life balance, and to grow deeper in our relationship with Christ. Let us take time today…
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