Saturday 12th week of Ordinary Time – Mt. 8,5-17 In today’s Gospel, we heard how Jesus worked many healings, in particular that of the Centurion’s servant and Peter’s mother-in-law. This healing work continues today, and in a particular way through the Blessed Virgin Mary. We can consider how she works to help us and bring […]
Friday of the 12th week in Ordinary Time June 26th, 2020 In today’s Gospel, we heard the short conversation between Christ and the leper. The leper uses an interesting phrase when speaking with Jesus: “If you wish, you can make me clean.” “If you wish, you can make me clean.” In other words, the
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles – June 29th – Mt 16:13-19 Today, the Universal Church celebrates the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles. We could say that the lives of both of these Apostles exemplify the sort of spiritual transformation envisioned by the Spiritual Exercises, which means we can compare their
Wednesday of the 12th week in Ordinary Time – Mt 7:15-20 In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us of the need to discern well in our lives, and then to take action based on what we’ve discerned. We can consider both of these elements, as well as practical considerations to put these into practice.[1] “Regarding discernment,
Tuesday of the 12th week in Ordinary Time – Mt 7:6, 12-14 Although brief, today’s Gospel contains a number of extremely important teachings: we can break it down into three sections: the first, regarding the warning with dogs and swine, the second, the Golden Rule, and, third, the warning about the narrow and broad gates.
Monday of the 12th week in Ordinary Time – Mt 7:1-5 Today’s Gospel continues with Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, and today’s reading gives us the well-known passage about the splinter and beam, a warning against hypocrisy. We notice that in the Gospel, the whole point of having the wooden beam removed is so to
Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A – Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10,14,17,33-35; Rm 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33 Today’s readings all speak to us of two things: fear and trust in God: fear and trust. We heard the words of Jeremiah, who said “I hear the whisperings of many: ‘Terror on every side! Denounce! let
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – June 24th – Option 2 – Lk 1: 57-66, 80 It might come as sort of a surprise, but one of the symbols in art associated with Saint Ambrose is a beehive; sometimes you’ll see a beehive at his feet, and he is in fact the patron
Friday of the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time – Mt 6:19-23 In today’s Gospel, Jesus issues a stern warning about material wealth and placing our trust in it. We can see this warning as both prohibiting us and encouraging us. It is clear that Jesus is prohibiting us from excessively focusing on material
Saint John Fisher, bishop, and Thomas More, martyrs – June 22nd Today we celebrate the memorial of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More. Both were martyred in England by King Henry VIII, and the two of them are remembered mostly for that. Indeed, today the two are invoked with great frequency as martyrs for religious
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