Click here for Daily Readings “You search the Scriptures, because you think you have eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf. But you do not want to come to me to have life.” ~ Jn 5:39:40 Once again, we read about another altercation between Jesus and the law abiding Jewish leaders. The…
Click here for Daily Readings “I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me.” ~ Jn 5:30 I invite you to search all areas of your life and identify the…
Click here for Daily Readings The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am on my way, someone else gets down there before me.” ~Jn 5:7 In the spirit of lent, I’d like to focus on the man at…
Click here for Daily Readings The father realized that just at that time Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live,” and he and his whole household came to believe.” ~ Jn 4:53 Today’s Gospel, prompted me to ponder a few questions: The high ranking official took the 10-12 mile walk from Capernaum to…
Click here for Daily Readings “Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.” Jn 20:8 Today, I’m passing along different theological ideas or interpretations of the Gospel reading that I find worth meditating. Firstly, I don’t understand why John refers to himself…
Click here for Daily Readings When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. ~ Mt 10:19 Raise your hand if the first thing you do when you are called to do…
Click here for Daily Readings “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” ~ Lk 2:15b I can’t say I have something insightful to share but I take the opportunity to ponder on the visit by the shepherds. I the nativity…
Click here for Daily Readings Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying:” ~Lk 1:67 Today, I expand on the thoughts from yesterday. I picked the verse 67 as the highlight because it reminded me of how life has unfolded for me in the last 2 years. Zechariah’s ordeal with being mute reminded…
Click here for Daily Readings “Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God.” ~ Lk 1:64 I don’t know about you but I find it interesting how nonchalant we are about the birth of John the Baptist. How often do you encounter a video of a protestant debating this story?…
Click here for Daily Readings “Ecclesiastes 3:1 + Luke 9:20a” Today, I’m playing with words to pass along an exercise I do from time to time as a way to assess how my spiritual life is going. I invite you to do it with me. As hinted, I’m combining the two verses mentioned earlier as…