Today’s Readings In the Gospel Jesus reminds his apostles and us that he has taught us what we need to know to live as children of God, not only with his words, but by how he lived his own life. He has given us a model to follow. St. Francis de Sales wrote, “Just as… Continue reading

Today’s Readings “Amen, Amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him.” (Jn 13:16) These words of Jesus come after his washing the feet of the apostles at the last supper. So often in life we struggle with putting ourselves ahead of… Continue reading

There are times in my life, and I am sure in your own, that the words of the crowd to Jesus in the Gospel are similar to what we ask the Lord: “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” (Jn 10:24). The Lord and… Continue reading

Today’s Readings “My soul thirsts for God, the living God.” These words of the psalmist in Psalm 42 speak of the desire for God that we believe has been implanted in the human heart by God himself. It is experienced as a desire for something more, for meaning, love, truth, beauty and goodness. This desire… Continue reading

“You will be hated by all because of my name” (Mt. 10:22) These are hardly encouraging words. However, they are words that the apostles and any of us who have been baptized need to hear.  Being a Christian disciple is not easy.  Not only does it involve the great work of continuing conversion of our hearts and… Continue reading

Today there are two sets of readings possible, one for the Second Week of Easter and another for the St. Joseph the Worker. In prayer this morning a thought formed using readings from both settings. In St. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians, he writes, “Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the… Continue reading

If we step back and look, we can see the effects of God at work in our world and in our lives.  At the same time, we can reflect and see how we have allowed the Lord to work in our lives as well as how we may have been an obstacle to that work.… Continue reading

In Mark’s Gospel today we hear “When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe…(the two disciples on the road to Emmaus) returned and told others; but they did not believe them either.” The passage ends with the ‘missionary mandate’: “Go into the whole world and proclaim… Continue reading

The cross wasn’t the end of the story of Jesus. In fact, the cross is what allows the story to become much more meaningful. Because of the cross the story continues to Resurrection, new life and a great victory over sin and death. The story doesn’t even end with Jesus’ Ascension. As Luke tells us… Continue reading