Sundays Readings: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21/Gal 5:1, 13-18/Lk 9:51-62Lecturas del Dia Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Pillars of the Church Every June 29, on the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles, we remember these great witnesses of Jesus Christ and, at the same time, we make a solemn confession of faith…
Fathers in Our LivesWe give our thanks, Creator God, for the fathers in our lives. Fatherhood does not come with a manual, and reality teaches us that some fathers excel while others fail. We ask for Your blessings for them all and forgiveness where it is needed. This Father’s Day we remember the many sacrifices…
BIBLICAL ROOTS OF THE TRINITYToday’s readings show some biblical roots of what Christians would later call the Trinity. Proverbs showcases the role of Wisdom in the work of creation, portrayed as a reality outside of God butintegrated into God’s work of forming the heavens and the earth. We join the psalmist in sharing Wisdom’s delight…
Sunday’s Readings: Lecturas del Dia THE SPIRIT’S ACTIVE POWERThe mystery of the Trinity refers to one God in three persons. We frequently acknowledge Jesus as “thesecond person of the Trinity,” but referring also to the Spirit as a “person” comes less naturally. In religious art, the Holy Spirit often appears as a dove or, as…
SENT FORTH Today we celebrate Jesus’ return to heaven. If we struggle to know how to feel about this event, we take our cue from Jesus’ disciples. These disciples are first-hand witnesses to the Ascension, returning afterword to Jerusalem, where “they were continually in the temple praising God.” Long-time companions of the Lord, they surely…
Sunday’s Readings: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/Rev 21:10-14, 22-23/Jn 14:23-29Lecturas del Dia RETURNING TO ORDINARY LIFESix weeks into our Easter rejoicing, the Church gives us readings today that start preparing usfor a return to ordinary life. The Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel both dwell on proper daily behavior for followers of Jesus, while the reading…
Sundays Readings: Acts 13:14, 43-52/Rev 7:9, 14b-17/Jn 10:27-30Lecturas del Dia A FORETASTE OF PARADISEThroughout Easter Time, the Church rejoices with Jesus, risen from the dead. Our readings on this Fourth Sunday of Easter celebrate our instinct to come together in joy, worshiping in church. While private prayer nourishes our individual relationship with the Lord, community prayer is a foretaste of paradise. The…
GOD’S OVERFLOWING KINDNESSThe superabundance of God’s kindness ties all of today’s readings together. Especially when life overwhelms us, the Lord provides all we need, and then some. In the Acts of the Apostles, Peter takes the lead when facing the Sanhedrin. We might expect the man who denied Jesus to crumble under the imposing glare…
DIFFICULTY, SURVIVAL, AND GLORYIn Revelation, John the Evangelist tells us what we can expect as followers of the risen Jesus: distress, endureance, and a kingdom. Although we are only eight days into our fifty-day Easter feasting, we cannot ignore the distress weighing down our daily lives. Jesus’ resurrection does not erase individual suffering, but his glorious triumph over death cultivates endurance in…
EVERYTHING IS CHANGEDEaster changes everything. Having been raised from the dead, Jesus shatters the frightful images that haunt humanity. Betrayal, torture, crucifixion, death, burial—these terrors pale in the brilliant glory of Jesus resurrected. Today’s psalm guides our response to God’s power: “it is wonderful in our eyes.” Today is indeed a day for wonder, for…