Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 17, 2026 | Meditations

The Word of God helps us to know the deepest meaning of our existence and so find our true identity. What is the purpose of our life? Today’s Responsorial Psalm gives us an answer: we are to “give the Lord glory and honor.” We are created to give glory to God and to...

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 10, 2026 | Meditations

After focusing for several Sundays on our call to work in the vineyard of the Lord, this week we reflect on a wonderful invitation: God is inviting us to a marvelous feast! This is “a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.” Not...

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 3, 2026 | Meditations

In the Scriptures, the Kingdom of God is often described with images from everyday life. Today’s readings use the images of vines and vineyards to illustrate God’s relationship with us. The prophet Isaiah tells the story of a landowner who did everything necessary to...

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Sep 26, 2026 | Meditations

Today’s Gospel invites us to reflect once again on our call to work in the vineyard of the Lord. Last Sunday, we saw in the parable of the workers in the vineyard that the call can come to us at any hour of the day, at any stage of our life. That parable seems to...

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Sep 19, 2026 | Meditations

Today’s Gospel challenges our sense of justice. Its startling conclusion, “the last will be first, and the first will be last,” does not sit well with our understanding of achievement and success. Truly, Isaiah’s prophecy is correct: God’s ways are not our ways – they...