Monthly Archives: February 2014

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time I will never forget you. (Isaiah 49:15) Isaiah 49:14-15;Psalm 62:2-3, 6-9; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34 Have you ever noticed how mothers have an unparalleled capacity to love? No matter how tough a job she … Continue reading →

James 5:9-12 Psalm 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12;Mark 10:1-12 7th Week in Ordinary Time What God has joined together, no human being must separate. (Mark 10:9)   If we’ve been through a divorce or know someone who has, we might have a … Continue reading →

James 5:1-6; Psalm 49:14-20;Mark 9:41-50 7th Week in Ordinary Time If your hand causes you to sin … (Mark 9:43)   In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus offers words of hope to repeat offenders—that’s all of us who fall into the … Continue reading →

7th Week in Ordinary Time Psalm 49:2-3, 6-11; Mark 9:38-40;James 4:13-17 If the Lord wills it, we shall live to do this or that. (James 4:15) Using an expression that goes back to the primitive Church, many Arab Christians end … Continue reading →

7th Week in Ordinary Time James 4:1-10; Psalm 55:7-11, 23;Mark 9:30-37 Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me. (Mark 9:37) Have you ever felt as if you were the only one not invited to a … Continue reading →

7th Week in Ordinary Time James 3:13-18; Psalm 19:8-10, 15;Mark 9:14-29 This kind can only come out through prayer. (Mark 9:29) Like noisy gulls screeching and squawking over picnic remains, the disciples and the scribes argued. Possibly the contention centered … Continue reading →

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Be perfect. (Matthew 5:48) Perfect? Isn’t that impossible? Let’s take a look. Before Jesus spoke these words, a workable system was already … Continue reading →

Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church James 2:14-24, 26;Psalm 112:1-6; Mark 8:34–9:1 Faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead. (James 2:17) Even in the early Church, the debate about faith and works was … Continue reading →

6th Week in Ordinary Time James 2:1-9;Psalm 34:2-7; Mark 8:27-33 Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom? (James 2:5) Many years ago, a husband and wife … Continue reading →

6th Week in Ordinary Time Psalm 15:2-5; Mark 8:22-26; James 1:19-27 Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you. (James 1:21) James’ writing is peppered with vivid metaphors. Images like surf being tossed by the wind, mirror gazing, … Continue reading →