Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Feb 2, 2019 | Meditations

The call of a prophet comes purely from God’s free initiative. For his own purposes and glory, God calls and commissions. This is what he tells the prophet Jeremiah in today’s first reading: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated...

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Jan 26, 2019 | Meditations

Today we repeat the heartwarming refrain of the Responsorial Psalm, “Your words, Lord, are Spirt and life.” In today’s liturgy, therefore, the Church invites us to ponder the meaning and importance of the Word of God for our lives. We take time to encounter the Word,...

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Jan 19, 2019 | Meditations

Today the readings speak of the goodness of God being shown and proclaimed, and of great deeds which reveal his glory. It is an act of love to tell others of God and to direct them to his care. St. Thomas Aquinas has a simple definition of love: “Willing the good of...

Baptism of the Lord

by | Jan 12, 2019 | Meditations

The public ministry of Jesus Christ begins with his Baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist, so it is most fitting and significant that the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord brings to a conclusion the Christmas season and ushers in the Ordinary Time of the...

The Epiphany of the Lord

by | Jan 5, 2019 | Meditations

The feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ that we have celebrated stressed the identity of Jesus Christ, true God and true man, Son of God made flesh. Today’s feast, the Epiphany of the Lord, celebrates the manifestation of God in Jesus Christ as the...