Sunday’s Readings: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8;/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23Lecturas del Dia DOERS OF THE WORDThe second reading for today begins a five-week series of selections from James, a letter that is classified among the so-called “catholic” (or universal) epistles because they are addressed to a general audience rather than to one particular community.…
Sunday’s Readings: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b, Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32, Jn 6:60-69Lecturas del Dia DECISIONSThere is an axiom that states, “Not to decide is to decide.” This saying was popular in the turbulent times of the Vietnam War. It urged us not to allow others to answer the moral questions raised by our nation’s…
Sunday’s Readings: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2, 1 Cor 15:54b-57, Lk 11:27-28Lecturas del Dia THE DESTINY OF ALL MORTAL FLESHThe celebration of today’s feast on a Sunday is unusual on our Roman Catholic calendar. Our observance ofthe Lord’s Day is held in such high esteem that few other feasts replace it. Occasionally there is a…
Sundays Readings: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Eph 4:30—5:2; Jn 6:41-51Lecturas del Dia CIVIL DISCOURSE “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God.” These words bring us up short! What could we be doing to grieve the Holy Spirit? Alas, the same things that the Ephesians were doing in the time of Paul, that is, fighting, shouting,…
Sunday’s Readings: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Eph 4:17, 20-24; Jn 6:24-35Lecturas del Dia THE BREAD OF LIFEToday’s Gospel has the crowd asking Jesus three questions. First, “When did you get here,” to which Jesus responds by rebuking them for their failure to grasp his miracle as a “sign,” an occasion to put faith in him. Their…
Sunday’s Readings: 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15; Lecturas del dia ONE LORD, ONE FAITHDo you suppose the authors of the four Gospels were aware of today’s first reading from the second book of Kings? Of course they were. The prophet Elisha fed a hundred men with twenty barley loaves in order to prove…
Sunday’s Readings: Jer 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34Lecturas del Dia THE DAYS ARE COMINGSeparation, isolation, and hostility are terrible things. We are, sadly, too familiar with all of them in our modern life, whether we look at world events or events in our own neighborhoods and families. All three readings today refer to these same…
Sunday’s Readings: Am 7:12-15; Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10; Mk 6:7-13Lecturas del Dia GOD CHOSE USWho chose first, God or you? That is the question explored in today’s three readings. The second reading, from Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, reads almost like a hymn. It praises God for choosing us, for calling us to serve, and…
Sunday’s Readings: Eph 2:19-22; Jn 20:24-29Lecturas del Dia NO BAD NEWSThere are many times when we say, “Tell me what I want to hear, and don’t confuse me with facts.” And we don’t take kindly to someone who might be bold enough to snuff out our expectations. The biggest problem with such an attitude is…
Sunday’s Readings: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24;; 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15;; Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43Lecturas del Dia JESUS’ EXAMPLE OF HELPING OTHERSIn today’s second reading Paul offers a wonderful argument to his converts at Corinth for seeking to help those in need. He is dealing with a practical problem, arranging a collection for the poor…