Weekly Reflections
Called to Be Extraordinary
"He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts." (MK 6:8)
Faith Precedes Healing
"He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.'" (MK 5:34)
Astonishing Mystery
The Holy Trinity Astonishing is the term that Clement of Alexandria used in referring to the Holy Trinity. Today’s scriptures tell the astonishing stories, from Moses in the Old Testament to the end of Matthew’s Gospel, of how we mere humans are intended to be intimately associated with our loving God. We see in Deuteronomy that Moses reminds the new generation of Israelites of the “astonishing” fact that, even though the ancient world teemed with gods, their God was the only God, that “there is no other.” Saint Paul in the letter to the Romans writes about those who follow the Spirit as being “sons” of God, which of course […]
Come, Holy Spirit, Come!
"Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them." (ACTS 2:3)
The Fruit of Faith
"I am the vine, you are the branches... without me you can do nothing." (JN 15:5)
Suffering and Intimacy
"When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, 'Truly this man was the Son of God!'" (MK 15:39)
Through Suffering
"Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit." (JN 12:24)
Jesus, the Law, the Jews—and Us
"Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.'" (JN 2:19)
Joining in God’s Healing of the World
"Jesus cured many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons." (MK 1:34)
Prophets in Daily Life
"The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes." (MK 1:22)
God’s Call
"John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God.'" (JN 1:36)
In a Nutshell
"Behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 'Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.'" (MT 2:1-2)
Family
"The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him." (LK 2:40)