First Tuesday of Lent
From today’s Scripture: “This is how you are to pray.”—Mt 6:9 The disciples were looking for the right way to talk with God. So, as in all matters, Jesus showed them, and us, the way, providing everything we need to pray to Our Father. Words of praise: “hallowed be thy name”; the recognition that God […]
First Monday of Lent
From today’s Scripture: “For I was hungry and you gave me food.”—Mt 25:35 The 25th chapter of Matthew’s Gospel provides the roadmap for living our life in preparation for Jesus’ return. Ministries are named for it. Hymns echo its words. It ends with Jesus’ powerful reminder that we encounter him every day in the faces […]
First Sunday of Lent
From today’s Scripture: “You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.”—Lk 4:12 On this first Sunday of Lent, we hear the story of Jesus’ temptation after spending 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert. The devil is trying to take advantage of Jesus’ weakened state–just as he goes after our […]
Saturday after Ash Wednesday
From today’s Scripture: “Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them.”—Lk 5:29 If Jesus came over to my house, I would want to do a deep cleaning first. No toys on the floor, laundry put away, baseboard dusted. […]
Friday after Ash Wednesday
From today’s Scripture: “They seek me day after day, and desire to know my ways…”—Is 58:2 To grow a relationship, it takes an effort on our part to spend time with the other person and learn more about them. Do we treat our relationship with God the same way? I want God to be like […]
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
From today’s Scripture: “Jesus said to his disciples:, ‘The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.’”—Lk 9:22 In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples very clearly what will happen to him. He even mentions […]
TIMES CHANGE, NEEDS DON’T
On a brisk fall evening in October of 1980 I did something I had never done before and would never do again: I went racoon hunting! For seven hours that night, I went walking hills and hollers in Magoffin County in Eastern Kentucky. Some background might be helpful. I was in year two of my […]
Ash Wednesday
From today’s Scripture: “But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to others to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden.”—Mt 6:17-18 Today marks the beginning of Lent, a season in the Church when we are called in a special way to pray, fast, […]
8th Tuesday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.”—Alleluia verse One of the joys of watching my daughter grow up is being able to see the world through her eyes. She marvels at the feel of grass, the sound of an […]
8th Monday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, ‘You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’”—Mk 10:21 It is not hard for me to relate to the man in today’s Gospel. […]
