July 10, 2017 GN 28:10-22A PS 91:1-2, 3-4, 14-15AB MT 9:18-26 I had a discussion recently with a friend about holy places. That friend seemed to think that every spot on the planet is exactly the same as any other place. That the place that we believe Jesus mightContinue Reading
July 9, 2017 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 100 ZEC 9:9-10 PS 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 ROM 8:9, 11-13 MT 11:25-30 I have just returned with my fellow pilgrims from a three day Ignatian silent retreat in Saint Louis. There is something amazing about avoiding using your voice toContinue Reading
July 7, 2017 Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 381 GN 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67 PS 106:1B-2, 3-4A, 4B-5 MT 9:9-13 When Abraham was first given the promise of blessing the entire world, I don’t think he completely understood God’s plan. I think we are in thatContinue Reading
July 6, 2017 Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 380 GN 22:1B-19 PS 115:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 MT 9:1-8 Today, in the first reading, we witness one of the pivotal moments in Salvation History. Here we have Abraham journeying to the top of a mountain the middleContinue Reading
July 2, 2017 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 97 2 KGS 4:8-11, 14-16A PS 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 ROM 6:3-4, 8-11 MT 10:37-42 The person the world sees is often not the one that comes out in the silence of the home. Our society has taught us to put onContinue Reading
July 3, 2017 Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle Lectionary: 593 EPH 2:19-22 PS 117:1BC, 2 JN 20:24-29 Poor Thomas. Labeled for centuries now as the doubter. The one who questioned if the story were true. It’s funny how we do that to each other. We choose one thing about someoneContinue Reading
July 4, 2017 GN 19:15-29 PS 26:2-3, 9-10, 11-12 MT 8:23-27 It’s easy to fall back into old habits. Especially when you get with friends from long ago or people you used to work with. As a former construction foreman, I know all too well how the mind can makeContinue Reading