What the scriptures reveal to us is that God's love is an incontestable fact of history. But unfortunately a fact in history and revelation may not be a believable nor acceptable realization in...
Falling in love with Jesus is a response to his love for us. Many, outside of the scriptures, have attempted to reflect on this reality. In the Middle Ages, Meister Eckhart said: "God...
Homily Feast of the Holy Family Reading 1: What is the key phrase? Why should parents be obeyed, respected and cared for? “God sets a Father in honor over his children; a mother’s...
Thought of the Day December 26, 2018 Responding to God's love
By spiritaflame 10:10 AM Thought of the DayFalling in love with Jesus. The scriptures from beginning to end proclaim God's love for us. From the act of creation to the promises of God in the Old Testament, from the coming...
Thought of the Day Advent Week 3 Day 4 Jesus is present to those who serve in his name
By spiritaflame 3:03 PM Thought of the DayAdvent Week 3 Day 4 Jesus comes to us and remains with us in the service of others. There is a story of a monk who prayed that Jesus would come to him...
Homily Fourth Sunday of Advent Year C Reading 1: God used Micah to prophesy about the future coming of the promised Messiah. He prophesied that the long awaited One would be born in...
Thought of the Day Advent Week 3 Day 3 Jesus comes to those gathered in his name
By spiritaflame 10:20 AM Thought of the DayAdvent Week 3 Day 3 Matthew 18:20 “For wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I, in their midst.” Jesus is present in each of us through our sharing...
Thought of the Day Advent Week 3 Day 2 Jesus comes in the Eucharist
By spiritaflame 10:27 AM Thought of the DayAdvent Week 3 Jesus comes in the Eucharist Day 2 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, [then] I will enter his house...
Thought of the Day Advent Week 3 Day 1 Jesus comes in the present moment through his Word
By spiritaflame 10:23 AM Thought of the DayAdvent Week 3: Jesus comes in the present moment in mystery Day 1 He comes through his Word “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we...
Advent Week 2 Day 5 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled...
Homily Third Sunday of Advent Year C Reading 1: What is the cause of or reason for rejoicing? The prophet Zephaniah gives two reasons why they should rejoice. One, God has removed his...
Thought of the Day Advent Week 2 Day 4 Time of repentance
By spiritaflame 10:18 AM Thought of the DayAdvent Week 2 Day 4 “The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard ‘delay,’ but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come...
Reflection on the Scriptures Third Sunday of Advent Gospel C Response to God's call
By spiritaflame 1:32 PM Reading ReflectionsThird Sunday of Advent Gospel C At that time, the crowds asked John the Baptist, “What should we do?” · Some of them had already repented and were baptized. Now they where asking...
Advent Week 2 Day 3 “You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." (Luke 12:40) Advent is a special grace...
Thought of the Day Advent Week 2 Day 2 God completes his work in us
By spiritaflame 1:18 PM Thought of the DayDay 2 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you....
Thought of the Day Advent Week 2 Jesus will come again for his elect
By spiritaflame 9:57 AM Thought of the DayAdvent Week 2: Jesus will come in glory and majesty Day 1: In the Creed we proclaim: He will come again in glory. Jesus himself stated this a number of times as quoted...
ADVENT Week 1 Day 6 Rejoice From the beginning of Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is the source of joy in the lives of many people. In anticipation of the birth of the expected Messiah,...
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Homily Second Sunday of Advent Year C With hope and joy prepare the way
By spiritaflame 4:13 PM HomilyHomily Second Sunday of Advent Year C Reading 1: The Old Testament prophets prepared the people several centuries before for the expected coming of the promised Messiah. We have just read from the...
Week I: Jesus came at a specific time in history Day 5: “My mercy is established forever; my faithfulness will stand as long as the heavens.I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I...
Week I: Jesus came at a specific time in history Day 4: “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor,...
Reflection of Scripture Second Sunday of Advent Gospel C Prepare the way
By spiritaflame 9:44 AM Reading ReflectionsSecond Sunday of Advent: Gospel C In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip...
Advent Week I: Jesus came at a specific time in history Day 3: “But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, least among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to...
