Living in Love with God

Today’s Readings In the short Gospel today we are reminded that our life of faith and growing in our identity as a child of God is a lifelong process that involves continual openness to learning about the Lord and His teachings. As finite creatures we are unable to fully comprehend all truth. That is why… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In the first reading St. Paul exhorts us to rejoice. Joy is the fruit of a life lived in loved with Christ. This joy is more than a feeling that we have. It gives us strength and is our motivation to persevere in faith even during times of struggle. One of the reasons… Continue reading

Today’s Readings “I will praise you among the nations, Lord; I will chant your praise among the nations.” (Ps. 57:10 One of the characteristics of the Christian life is that of a life lived in gratitude to God. This gratitude flows from the joy of knowing of God’s love, His constant mercy and forgiveness, and… Continue reading

Today’s Readings Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations. (Ps. 96:3) The words of Psalm 96 remind us that the Gospel message and the invitation from the Lord is for all of humanity.  God’s intention and desire is for all those made in His image and likeness (which is the whole human race) to live… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In the reading from the Acts of the Apostles today we hear of the gathering of the Apostles and presbyters to address a problem that has arisen in the early Church: what to do with the Gentiles who were being baptized into the Christian Church. This gathering is often called the ‘Council of… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In the first reading today, we hear that Paul and Barnabas appointed ‘presbyters for them in each Church.”  For the individual church communities to grow it was necessary that they had priests who could continue the proclamation of the Word, celebrate the Eucharist and other Sacraments and walk with the people in their journey… Continue reading

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