The Readings at today’s Sacrifice of the Mass points to an axiomatic truth in the spiritual life; that when God does the impossible in your life it is for your benefit just as much as it is for the benefit of all His people. It is absolutely true that the gifts that God gives to [...]
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On the Importance of Spiritual Discernment (Reflection on Mass Readings)
Today’s Gospel Reading at Mass comes from Luke 7:24-30: When the messengers of John the Baptist had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. “What did you go out to the desert to see a reed swayed by the wind? Then what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine [...]
On Hearing the Flute and Dirge? (Reflection on Mass Readings)
Today’s Reading at the Weekday Mass comes from Matthew 11:16-19: Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, “We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.” [...]
The Ministry of John the Waymaker (Reflection on Mass Readings)
This week’s Gospel Reading at the Sunday’s Mass comes from Mark 1:1-8: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: [...]
On Knowing that Christ Jesus Has Come For You (Reflection on Mass Readings)
When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question, “Are you the one who is to come,or should we look for another?”Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind regain their sight, the [...]
On Finding Jesus in Your Life
There is a very interesting pattern that emerges from sacred Scripture where it concerns the call of the first disciples and their decision to follow Jesus. The Gospel of John narrates it the best of all the Gospel accounts. According to The Gospel of John, one day while John the Waymaker (the Baptist) was baptizing [...]
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