January 2010
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul →
Today’s readings
If we think that we are the ones who get to determine the direction of our lives, we are dead wrong.
Look at Saul: educated in all the finest Jewish schools, well-versed in the…
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Today’s readings
Today’s Liturgy of the Word is kind of a homily about the Liturgy of the Word. We hear in the readings about how powerful the Word of God is, and what an important part of our…
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Today’s readings
I think mercy may well be one of the hardest virtues to cultivate; but then again, maybe I am just projecting my own issues! But in this day of entitlement, I think many people…
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Today’s readings
Today we hear about the amazing power of spiritual friendship. If it were not for Jonathan, Saul would have murdered David not just in the story we heard today, but many times. The…
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Today’s readings
If David had advanced against the Philistine with the finest weapons and the most advanced armor possible, the story we have in our first reading would just be nice. But instead…
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Today’s readings
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is challenging some age-old practices. He is not saying that fasting is a bad thing, but instead he is saying that something new is going on. He has…
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Today’s readings
“We have never seen anything like this.”
That statement can be taken in a number of ways. It could be an expression of amazement: the people were seeing something new in Jesus…
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Today’s readings
“If you wish, you can make me clean.” This ought to be the prayer of all of us, I think. Does God wish to make us clean? Of course. But do we acknowledge his ability to do so?…
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Today’s readings
Learning to discern the Lord’s voice is a big part of our development as people of God and disciples of the Lord. There are many competing voices out there, and so it takes…
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Today’s readings
Now that the Christmas season has come to its close, it’s time to get down to business. And Jesus does so quickly. John has been arrested, so there is no time like the present to…
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