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…
Sunday’s Readings: Jb 38:1, 8-11; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41Lecturas del Dia THE WIND AND THE SEALiving along the shores of Lake Superior— the “big lake,” as the locals call it—you can often hear the advice, “Respect the lake; don’t take it for granted.” People who know Lake Superior respect its power and watch out…
Sunday’s Readings: Ez 17:22-24; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34Lecturas del Dia GOD’S TIMEWe either pay attention to or ignore “clock time” as we play in the summer sun and note the earth’s tilt and the lengthening days. We live by time. We reckon time in seconds and minutes and hours, or we use broader chunks…
Sunday’s Readings: Ex 24:3-8; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 Lecturas del Dia SACRIFICEToday the Church focuses on the Eucharist. Today’s readings remind us how connected to ancient blood sacrifices we are when offering our unbloody sacrifice. The reading from Exodus describes a solemn ritual designed so the Israelites would never forget their covenant with God.…
Sunday’s Readings: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20Lecturas del Dia THE MYSTERY OF THE BLESSED TRINITYToday we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Church sets aside this Sunday to focus our attention on the mystery of the Blessed Trinity, God who is one, but three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The…
Sunday’s Reading’s: Gn 11:1-9; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39Lecturas del Dia LORD, SEND OUT YOUR SPIRITIn today’s responsorial psalm the Church sings out: “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” All three readings describe how God has answered that prayer already. In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostlesand…