Living in Love with God

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus says something that stops us in our tracks: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!” (Lk 12:49). These are not comfortable words. They remind us that the Christian life is not about staying safe or settled—it’s about letting Christ… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s reading from the Letter to the Romans, St. Paul reminds us that sin must no longer reign in our mortal bodies. He is writing to a community surrounded by vice and temptation—a world not unlike our own. The struggle was not only against the culture around them, but also within their… Continue reading

Today’s Readings Prayer is something we all talk about, but many of us struggle to practice. What is prayer, really? St. John Damascene described it as “the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.” Yet prayer is far more than asking—it’s opening our hearts to the… Continue reading

Today’s Readings Prayer is something we all talk about, but many of us struggle to practice. What is prayer, really? St. John Damascene described it as “the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.” Yet prayer is far more than asking—it’s opening our hearts to the… Continue reading

Today’s Readings We receive an important and challenging lesson from the prophet Jonah today. We remember how Jonah fled when God first called him to preach repentance to the Ninevites. After God’s persistence, Jonah finally obeyed and went to Nineveh, proclaiming repentance. Yet today we find him sitting outside the city, waiting to watch its… Continue reading

Today’s Readings We can all relate to Martha in today’s Gospel. There is so much that needs to get done. We wake up earlier, stay up later, and fill our days off—and even the Sabbath—with unfinished tasks and lingering responsibilities. Yet, despite all our effort, we rarely feel caught up. What we do manage to… Continue reading

Reflection for Monday October 6 Today’s Readings St. Bruno heard the Lord’s call to leave the world behind, embracing poverty, silence, and solitude. Few are called to such a life, yet all of us are called to live simply and to keep Christ at the center of our lives. To live in the world but… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s first reading, we hear what we might call an early “Liturgy of the Word.” The people gather for the work of worshiping God, and at the center of their celebration is the proclamation of the Law—the Scriptures. This liturgy is not only about listening, but about understanding: the Word of God… Continue reading

Today’s Readings Jesus never hides the cost of discipleship. In today’s Gospel, He reminds us that to follow Him requires sacrifice. But this sacrifice is not meant to drain our joy or leave us burdened. Quite the opposite—it is the path to true freedom and love. A holy life is not an unhappy life. Rather,… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Office of Readings, St. Paul exhorts us: “Conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the Gospel of Christ” (Phil 1:27). Those words stood out all the more when paired with today’s Gospel. Jesus sends His disciples ahead to prepare the way, but they are met with rejection: “they would not welcome… Continue reading