Grant a resting place to the souls of the faithful in the arms of our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Feed them in a fertile land and by the waters of comfort, in a paradise of joy and in that place from which the broken heart, sorrow and sighing have flown. Make them rest in […]
Dear God, Please enlarge our hearts to love each other, to love our neighbor, to love our enemy as well as our friend. Dorothy Day (1897-1980), American journalist, social activist
Sunday Readings: Wisdom 12.13, 16-19; Romans 8.26-27; Matthew 13.24-43 The slaves asked, “Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?” “An enemy has done this,” the master replied. “Then do you want us to go and gather them?” “No,” the master answered, “ for in gathering
Gospel Reflection for July 23, 2023 – 16th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 55.10-11; Romans 8.18-23; Matthew 13.1-23 Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no
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Sunday Readings: Zechariah 9.9-10; Romans 8.9,11-13; Matthew 11.25-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy,
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Sunday Readings: 2 Kings 4.8-11,14-16 Romans 6.3-4,8-11 Matthew 10.37-42: Jesus said to the twelve, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a
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Sunday Readings: Jeremiah 20.10-13; Romans 5.12-15; Matthew 10.26-33 “Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven” (Matthew 10.31-32). In Matthew 10.5-42, Jesus commissions twelve disciples to do what he had been doing—healing
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Sunday Readings: Exodus 19.2-6; Romans 5.6-11; Matthew 9.36-10.8 Jesus sent the twelve disciples out with the following instructions: “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come
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“This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. Those who eat this bread will live forever” (John 6.58). John’s gospel equates faith in Jesus with faith in Jesus’ signs. Eucharist is a performative sign, a commitment we live out, that we perform. Jesus is
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Sunday Readings: Exodus 34.4-6,8-9 2 Corinthians 13.11-13 John 3.16-18 Yes, God so loved the world, that God gave God’s only Son, that whoever believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life (John 3.16). The Greek theologians Gregory Nazianzus and Gregory of Nyssa were especially helpful in imaging the Trinity. They use the term
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