Homily Thirty-first Sunday Year B Reading 1: We heard two strong words in the first reading: Fear and love. The scriptures tell us that fear is the beginning of relationship with God...
"Can we free ourselves from the need to judge others? Yes, by claiming for ourselves the truth that we are the Beloved Daughters and Sons of God. As long as we continue to...
"For those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons (daughters) of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a...
"True friendships are lasting because true love is eternal. A friendship in which heart speaks to heart is a gift from God, and no gift that comes from God is temporary or occasional....
At one point in his life, St. Paul asked the Lord three times to take away "the thorn in his side". God's response was, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power shines...
Homily Thirtieth Sunday Year B Reading 1: The prophet Jeremiah’s earlier words from the Lord to the Chosen People was repent and return to the Lord. If they did not repent, then they...
Thirtieth Sunday Ordinary Gospel BThey came to Jericho. · Jericho is located about fifteen miles northeast of Jerusalem, five miles west of the Jordan River, and six miles north of the Dead Sea. It...
Life is a precious gift that we can take for granted. It is here today and can be gone today. Life is given to us to be grateful to God for his creative...
"Being in the world without being of the world." These words summarize well the way Jesus speaks of the spiritual life. While being in this world for the time God has for us,...
Homily Twenty-ninth Sunday Year B Reading 1: Isaiah, centuries before Jesus, led by the Spirit, prophesied about the future Servant of God, who would suffer for others. This Servant of God would do...
One of the things we may fail to do frequently in our journey towards holiness is to express our gratitude, primarily to God but also for others. Gratitude should be part of our...
"I am increasingly convinced that it is possible to live the wounds of the past not as gaping abysses that cannot be fulfilled and, therefore, keep threatening us as gateways to new life....
"Detachment is often understood as letting loose of what is attractive. But it sometimes also requires letting go of what is repulsive. You can indeed become attached to dark forces such as resentment...
Are we living confidently in the Lord? Is our confidence in the Lord or in our selves? To have confidence in the Lord and in his promises is to put our trust in...
Homily Twenty-eighth Sunday Year B Reading 1: How often do we pray for the gift of wisdom? The first reading’s focus is not natural wisdom but the gift of wisdom from the...
Many of us live in a state of fear and, at the same time, in a desire to be fully loved. We are afraid that if people really knew our past, our present...
Reflection on the Scriptures Twenty-eighth Sunday Year B To be a true disciple
By spiritaflame 10:12 AMTWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY ORDINARY GOSPEL REFLECTIONS BAs Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, · This action shows his respect and reverence for Jesus. He was not...
We are the beneficiaries of two basic loves in our lives. God loves us first, unconditionally and for ourselves. His love is what will bring us perfection and true happiness. We are loved...
"The fruit of the joy from the Spirit comes from within, regardless of what is going on around one. On the other hand, happiness can be a blurred emotion, dependent on a given...
A peasant in the parish of Ars was engaged in the best kind of Eucharistic adoration as he spent hours and hours in the church with his gaze fixed on the tabernacle. When...
