Prayer of the Day
Lord, take me where You want me to go; Let me meet who You want me to meet; Tell me what You want me to say; and Keep me out of your way. Father Mychal Judge – FDNY
Prayer of the Day
The Blessing of the God of Miriam The blessing of the God of Miriam, Aaron and Moses, The blessing of Jesus born of the woman Mary, The blessing of the Holy Spirit who flies on before us,”Be with you all, now and forever.” Adapted by Jean Maryland, England
Prayer of the Day
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain, or help one lonely person into happiness again I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson
Prayer of the Day
It is my nature that makes me love you often, For I am love itself. It is my longing that makes me love you intensely, For I yearn to be loved from the heart. It is my eternity that makes me love you long, For I have no end. Mechthild of Magdeburg
Gospel Reflection for July 7, 2024 – 14th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Ezekiel 2.2-5; 2 Corinthians 12.7-10; Mark 6.1-6 Jesus came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. People said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him?
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Gospel Reflection for June 23, 2024 – 12th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Job 38.1, 8-11; 2 Corinthians 5.14-17; Mark 4.35-41 Who is this that even the wind and the sea obey him? (Mark 4.35-41) In this passage Jesus raises two questions important to the whole of Mark’s gospel: “Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” Perhaps Jesus should have asked, “What makes you think
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Prayer of the Day
I find you, Lord, in all things and in all my fellow creatures, pulsing with your life; as a tiny seed you sleep in what is small and in the vast you vastly yield yourself. Rainer Maria Rilke
Gospel Reflection for June 16, 2024 – 11th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Ezekiel 17.22-24; 2 Corinthians 5.6-10; Mark 4.26-34 Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables. With what can we compare the reign of God, or what image will help to present it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when planted in the soil, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet
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Prayer of the Day
O God, whatever road I take, joins the highway that leads to you. Sufi from the Abulfazi scriptures
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, June 9, 2024 – 10th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Genesis 3.9-15; 2 Corinthians 4.13-5.1; Mark 3.20-35 Jesus went home with his disciples and again a crowd gathered, so they could not even eat. When his family heard this, they went to restrain him, for people were saying, “He is out of his mind.” . . . To scribes who came from Jerusalem, Jesus said, “Amen,
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