St. John Bosco once said: "Do not try to excuse your faults; try to correct them."We need to take personal responsibility for our actions, good and bad. It is easier for us to...
Fifth Sunday of the Year: Gospel BOn leaving the synagogue he entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.· This is in Capernaum. In fact, excavations in that town have...
"The chief service I owe you, O God, is that every thought and word of mine should speak of you." St. Hilary of PoitiersWhat an attitude! What a focus! St. Hilary was reflecting...
"It is very difficult for each of us to believe in Christ’s words, “I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners. . . .” Perhaps no psychologist has stressed the need...
Repent, believe, become a disciple so that one can witness to others. That is the process we see in the scriptures used by Jesus. Repentance is important, but if we do not believe...
Homily Fourth Sunday Year B Reading I: During the early part of their sojourn in the desert, the Israelites were afraid of God. They saw his signs and wonders and they were overwhelmed...
When Jesus preached "Repent and believe in the Good News", he didn't stop there. Once a person repents and commits to embrace his teachings, the next step is to become his disciples. What...
Reflections of the Scriptures Fourth Sunday of the Year Gospel B Jesus confronts the power of evil
By spiritaflame 10:53 AMFourth Sunday of the Year B: Gospel Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. • The synagogue was the local meeting place that the Jews would...
When Jesus began preaching, he began by calling people to repent and believe in the Good News of the Kingdom of God. Before Jesus, the prophets, including John the Baptist, called for repentance....
Jesus gives us the steps for our journey to him. The first message he preached was "Repent and believe in the Good News." The call for repentance is the consistent message of the...
"It strikes me increasingly just how hard-pressed people are nowadays. It’s as though they’re tearing about from one emergency to another. Never solitary, never still, never really free but always busy about something...
Seek, encounter, revelation, witnessing. Andrew was seeking the Messiah. John the Baptist pointed him out. Andrew had an encounter with Jesus, who revealed God's loving plan for him as the Messiah. Andrew's heart...
Homily Third Sunday Year B Reading 1: This is a condensed version of the full story about Jonah and God’s call to him to preach repentance in Nineveh. Initially, Jonah didn’t want to...
As we journey from seeking to encounter, many times our encounter leads to a new revelation. When the two disciples, who were seeking the Messiah, encountered Jesus. They asked where he stayed. He...
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gospel BAfter John had been arrested Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand....
Once we begin the journey of search, we experience an encounter which changes our lives. John the Baptist pointed out the Messiah as the Lamb of God to the two disciples. They were...
Our journey to the Lord involves a number of steps which are repeatable. They are search, encounter, revelation, witnessing. We find these steps in the lives of many of those in the Scriptures....
The man whispered “God, speak to me” and a Bluebird sang but the man did not hear. So the man yelled “God speak to me!” And the thunder rolled across the sky. But...
I want to try to make you understand, by a very simple comparison, how much Jesus loves those souls, even imperfect ones, who entrust themselves to Him. Imagine that a father has two children...
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gospel BThe next day John was there again with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of God.” The...
Georges Bernanos, the great French writer and author of Diary of a Country Priest, once said: “I never forget that my greatest and all-transcending priority is my salvation.” And so as Christians, let...
As we reflect on the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, we believe that his act of commitment to the Father prepared the way for our commitment to God at the moment we...
If we want this year to be a New Year, not just in date, but in our lives, then we must learn from the past but live in the present with openness to...
Homily: Feast of the Epiphany Year A Reading 1: What is the purpose of light? It gives clarity and dispels the darkness around us. It enables us to see when we travel....
"What was the first rule of our der Savior's life? You know it was to do his Father's will. Well, then, the first end I propose in our daily work is to do...
Reflections on the Scriptures Feast of the Epiphany Gospel The eyes of faith
By spiritaflame 11:04 AMFEAST OF THE EPIPHANY: GOSPEL When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is the newborn king of...
Sometimes, we forget who we are, whose we are and what's our inheritance and destination. Who are we? We are a child of God, chosen by him personally to exist. Whose are we?...
It's a New Year of grace from the Father who loves us and sustains us in existence. His grace is given that we may grow in holiness in union with him. If you...
