July 19, 2017 Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 391 EX 3:1-6, 9-12 PS 103:1B-2, 3-4, 6-7 MT 11:25-27 Today we see one of the most famous scenes from the Old Testament when Moses encounters the presence of God in the burning bush on Mount Horeb. InContinue Reading
July 17, 2017 Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 389 EX 1:8-14, 22 PS 124:1B-3, 4-6, 7-8 MT 10:34—11:1 Our past often defines who we are and is how we understand and view the events of our lives. There are two dangers though. The first is thatContinue Reading
July 14, 2017 Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin Lectionary: 387 GN 46:1-7, 28-30 PS 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40 MT 10:16-23 What does it mean to love God? I’ve been meditating on that thought for a few days now. After spending another few days in silence on the banks ofContinue Reading
July 16, 2017 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 103 IS 55:10-11 PS 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 ROM 8:18-23 MT 13:1-23 A couple of weeks ago I posted on Facebook about the little garden we had begun in front of our house. It isn’t a large garden. Just a fewContinue Reading
July 13, 2017 Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 386 GN 44:18-21, 23B-29; 45:1-5 PS 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 MT 10:7-15 Joseph, like most of us, had a bit of a grudge against his brothers. So much so that he threw one in prison and demanded they bringContinue Reading
July 12, 2017 Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 385 GN 41:55-57; 42:5-7A, 17-24A PS 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19 MT 10:1-7 Abraham trusted in God’s promise that he would own all of the lands that he could see. He also trusted that his offspring would be a greatContinue Reading
July 11, 2017 Memorial of Saint Benedict, AbbotLectionary: 384 GN 32:23-33 PS 17:1B, 2-3, 6-7AB, 8B AND 15 MT 9:32-38 Sometimes it feels like this life is a never ending battle of our conscience versus our flesh. News stories have gone from being facts about specific events to emotional diatribesContinue Reading