Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Sep 28, 2024 | Meditations

In the readings today, we learn two aspects of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Regarding our fellow journeyers, including those whom we consider “outsiders,” our attitude is to be one of openness and welcome. But our attitude toward sin is to be just...

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Sep 21, 2024 | Meditations

As we ponder the readings today, we begin to sense a rising tension. This stage of Jesus’ earthly journey brings him and the disciples ever closer to the culmination of his mission, and we see him working, little by little, to prepare his followers for what lies...

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Sep 14, 2024 | Meditations

“Who do you say that I am?” The Lord’s question in the Gospel is also asked of us today. Who is Jesus for me? We can base our answer on a variety of sources: what we have heard about him from others, what we know from personal experience, and what we learn from divine...

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Sep 7, 2024 | Meditations

God’s original intention in creating us was that we may share in a blessed communion of life and love with him and with others. In this life of communion we should be able to hear God who unceasingly communicates his love to us, and then, in return, sing his praises,...

Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

by | Aug 31, 2024 | Meditations

In today’s Gospel Jesus accuses the Pharisees and scribes of treating their religious traditions as more important than the law of God. “You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.” The human traditions they so rigidly observed had become quite...