Monthly Archives: January 2019
Meditation: Mark 4:1-20
3rd Week in Ordinary Time The sower sows the word. (Mark 4:14) Perhaps when you read or hear this parable, you focus on the different kinds of soils or the environments, in which the seeds fall. Maybe you wonder which … Continue reading
Meditation: Hebrews 10:1-10
3rd Week in Ordinary Time We have been consecrated through the offering of the Body of Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 10:10) You’ve no doubt heard the beautiful sound of a violin playing in an orchestra. It’s amazing, isn’t it? That violin … Continue reading
Meditation: Hebrews 9:15, 24-28
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) Christ has appeared . . . to take away sin by his sacrifice. (Hebrews 9:26) Why did Jesus have to suffer and die for us? Couldn’t God have saved us … Continue reading
Building a Godly Perspective God loves to bless us and build us into the likeness of Jesus, his only Son.
For a number of years, “WWJD” wristbands and bumper stickers were popular among young people. The initials stood for “What Would Jesus Do?” and were meant to help people ask in every situation, “How am I living right now?” “What … Continue reading
Meditation: Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time He has anointed me. (Luke 4:18) Often, when we read Scripture we see an immediate meaning and a long-term meaning. Take today’s Gospel, where Jesus proclaims that the Spirit of the Lord has anointed him … Continue reading