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Never Alone (27th Ordinary Sunday: Genesis 2:18-24; Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16) God created man in his own image and likeness. In today’s reading from Genesis, the man’s words, “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh,” carry the same meaning. A deep inner connection is the foundation of healthy intimacy….
Prophets All (26th Ordinary Sunday: Numbers 11:25-29; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-48) In the rite of baptism we are anointed with chrism, a perfumed oil which symbolizes that we are one with Christ who was anointed Priest, Prophet and King. The priesthood of the faithful means that we have been made worthy…
Where Blessings Flow (Feast of La Salette: Genesis 9:8-17; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; John 19:25-27) Dear La Salette sisters and brothers, you are reading this on or about September 19, 2021, the 175th anniversary of the Apparition of Our Lady of La Salette. Unfortunately, the space we have is too small…
Think Again (24th Ordinary Sunday: Isaiah 50:5-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35) If you have already seen today’s readings, we have a quiz question for you. How many parts of the body can you remember that are mentioned in the first reading and the Psalm? We will return to this later. In…
Be Opened! (23rd Ordinary Sunday: Isaiah 35:4-7; James 2:1-5; Mark 7:31-37) The texts the Church puts before us today might at first appear somewhat less challenging or stimulating than usual. On the other hand the La Salette connections to these readings are abundant and fertile. In Isaiah: “Say to those whose…
That you may Live (22nd Ordinary Sunday: Deuteronomy 4:1-8; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-23) When is the last time someone said to you, “You Catholics are truly a wise and intelligent people. Who else has statutes and decrees that are as just as this whole law which you have.” Probably never. In…
(21st Ordinary Sunday: Joshua 24:1-18; Ephesians 5:21-32; John 6:60-69) Warning! This week’s readings will challenge all of us in different ways. The last time we encountered these readings (three years ago), the title of the reflection was Whom shall we Serve? Everything pointed to the obvious answer— we serve the Lord. For us,…
Ark of the Covenant (Assumption: 1 Chron. 15:3-4,15-16 to 16:1-2; 1 Cor. 15:54-57; Luke 11:27-28. NOTE: These readings are for the Vigil Mass.) It was a great and festive day in Jerusalem! The Ark of the Covenant was coming home, as the first reading tells us, “to the place which…
(19th Ordinary Sunday: 1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51) Eiljah was a powerful and successful prophet. It is strange, then, to hear him, in the first reading, praying for death and saying, “This is enough, O Lord!” Not many of us ask for death, but there are times when our…
Signs and Wonders (18th Ordinary Sunday: Exodus 16:2-15; Ephesians 4:17-24; John 6:24-35) In the three-year cycle of the Sunday Lectionary, we are currently in “Year B,” which highlights the Gospel of Mark on the Sundays in Ordinary Time. But there is always a four-week break, when the Church presents the “Bread of…
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