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...

Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Sep 1, 2018 | Meditations

In today’s Gospel Jesus challenges the Pharisees and scribes for 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...

Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Aug 25, 2018 | Meditations

Following Jesus involves decisions. We may not notice this when the way seems easy, when we have joyful fellowship, spiritual consolations, and approval by the world. But since Jesus calls us to follow him on the “narrow way” that leads to heaven, at times the need...