Memorial of St. Paul Miki & Companions
From today’s Scripture: “He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts.”—Mk 6:8 There once was a young person who came to work as a Glenmary volunteer. At the end of his service, he left everything behind—all of his possessions, including most of […]
CULTIVATING VOCATIONS IN THE MISSIONS
To celebrate and promote vocations during the Catholic jubilee year, Glenmary held a Vocations Fair Day at our mission in Macon County, Tennessee, on February 1. The day began by sharing about Glenmary’s mission in bringing the Eucharist to rural America. Attendees studied maps that depicted religious population in the United States, watched videos on […]
Memorial of St. Agatha
From today’s Scripture: “Jesus said, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.’”—Mk 6:3 Have you ever had the experience of going back home and listening to the stories people have of you? These are the stories you wish would have died […]
4th Tuesday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “She said, ‘If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.’”—Mk 5:28 How much faith do I have? We hear in today’s Gospel a remarkable expression of faith in the story of the hemorrhaging woman. She doesn’t ask for much, she just wants to touch the Lord. Do we reach out […]
4th Monday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “He asked him, ‘What is your name?’”—Mk 5:9 That question in today’s Gospel is a question that Jesus asks the demon who is possessing the outcast man. But it’s a question that Jesus asks each of us: “What is your name?” In that question is the deepest one. Who am I? Do […]
Presentation of the Lord
From today’s Scripture: “The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.”—Lk 2:40 We sometimes forget that Jesus really was a person. Not just the appearance of a person. Truly God, and incarnate, truly man, our tradition tells us. We profess that at Mass every time we […]
Third Saturday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “But now they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.”—Heb 11:16 Isn’t it a wonderful blessing to know that our God is not ashamed to be called our God, and has prepared a home […]
Memorial of St. John Bosco
From today’s Scripture: “We are not among those who draw back and perish, but among those who have faith and will possess life.” —Heb 10:39 Great hardships were the order of the day in Christian community to whom the Letter to the Hebrews was written. That included being imprisoned and losing their property. This letter […]
3rd Thursday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light.’”—Mk 4:21-22 It’s the first sentence […]
3rd Wednesday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”—Mk 4:20 I have a basil plant that, by some miracle, I have kept alive for the past three years. There are seasons, especially in the wintertime, that […]
