Today’ Mass Readings Saturday 2nd Week of Lent Luke 15:1-3,11-32 How sad it is when we venture out on our own, away from our Father. Like the younger son in the parable, our sin, walking away from all that God provides for us, begins long before we walk away into the darkness of our immediate […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Friday 2nd Week of Lent Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 The parable of the Wicked Servants Virtues and vices are both cultivated over a person’s lifetime. We tell young people to be careful which crowd they hang out with. The master put much trust in the servants. Rather than being grateful to the […]
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Today’ Mass Readings Thursday 2nd Week of Lent Luke 16:19-31 The rich man was surprised at how much he was suffering. Jesus is a great storyteller. Something that jumps out at me and perhaps yourself is how surprised the rich man was after he died. He was surprised at how much he was suffering. And […]
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Today’ Mass Readings Wednesday 2nd Week of Lent 2018 Matthew 20:17-28 As many times as God’s people have abandoned him for the ways of the world, God has always sent his prophets to call them back into relationship with him. However, so many times the people of God wanted nothing to do with the prophets […]
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Today’ Mass Readings March 19 St. Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 St. Joseph places tremendous trust in God when he took Mary to be his wife. Being right in our relationships with God and each other gives us a great sense of peace when we have to make a difficult decision. We see this especially in St. […]
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Today’ Mass Readings Monday 2nd Week of Lent Daniel 9: 4B-10; Luke 6:36-38 The Lord’s measure is always more than ours. As we are going along this season of grace, we can easily be lulled into thinking that we are doing okay with our Lenten resolutions. If we look at those resolutions, hopefully, we can […]
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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Let’s stay here! Sometimes it can be a virtue not to be moved. Martyrs resist the lure of preserving their lives by renouncing their faith, and so go to their deaths. Heroes stare down villains in defense of the weak under their protection. But standing your ground can also be a […]
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Today’ Mass Readings Saturday 1st Week of Lent Matthew 5:43-48 We pray for those who persecute us. “Love your enemies. Pray for those who persecute you.” Jesus knows that he is asking a lot from us when he tells us to love our enemies. So the next words out of his mouth are, “Pray for […]
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Today’ Mass Readings Friday 1st Week of Lent 2018 Ezekiel 18:21-28; Matthew 520-26 Ezekiel, the prophet speaks so clearly about life and death. Turn away from sin, and you will live. It is so important; he repeats it saying how much the Lord rejoices when someone turns from their sin and lives. And death […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Thursday 1st Week of Lent Matthew 7:7-12 “If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.” Jesus is teaching us that his Father can only give us good gifts. He […]
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