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Friday, May 20th, 2022 Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel of John 15:12-17, Jesus is closing his speech about staying together, faithful, and in alignment with his teachings. He’s finishing what sounds like a contract to me, in verse 16, “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and…
Thursday, May 19th, 2022 Click here for daily readings Today, I’m going back to the first reading, which is from Acts 15:7-21. I want to explore the verse where Peter responds to the request that circumcision is required for salvation. He says, “On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of…
Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 Click here for daily readings Today, I’m talking about the Gospel, but my perspective is heavily influenced by how I interpret what’s happening in the reading from Acts 15:1-6 The scene revolves around the Pharisees arguing that to be saved, the Moses tradition should be followed, and the gentiles had to…
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 Click here for daily readings Today I’m thinking about a few sentences of the gospel, John 14:27-31. I’m focusing on the part where Jesus says to his disciples, in verse 27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it…
Monday, May 16th, 2022 Click here for daily readings Today, I share what came to me as I read from Acts 14:5-18. A crippled man is hanging out near Paul and Barnabas. “At Lystra there was a crippled man, lame from birth, who had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking, who looked intently at…
Friday, March 4th, 2022 Click here for daily readings “The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” ~ Mt 9:15 Personally, I don’t fully understand what Jesus was saying in response to John’s disciples. I picked the verse above because I…
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 Click here for daily readings “What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?” ~ Lk 9:25 Today, I’m sharing what came to mind when I read the gospel. What caught my attention is the question Jesus poses with his metaphor. He says in…
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 Click here for daily readings “…And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.” ~ Mt 6:4 I kinda have mixed feelings about today’s Gospel for a few reasons. The Gospel gives three examples: The first one is about doing good deeds and how you want to avoid doing them…
Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 Click here for daily readings “Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel who will not receive a hundred times more…
Monday, February 28th, 2022 Click here for daily readings “Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” ~ Mk 10:21 Today, I wanted to propose a…