Click here for Daily Readings “Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” ~ Jn 20:28 On YouTube, there’s a conversation between Ben Shapiro and Matt Fradd. Ben is a popular devout Jew and Matt is a conservative Catholic. At…
Click here for Daily Readings “Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” ~ Jn 20:28 Today is the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle (a.k.a. Doubting Thomas). This account is often used to illustrate the virtue of believing without seeing, particularly for the modern Church, centuries removed from witnessing the resurrection…
Click here for Daily Readings “Thereupon the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to leave their district.” ~Mt 8:34 The first time I heard this account of Jesus healing the demoniacs, I missed the greater context. The town of Gerasene was a gentile town. This explains…
Click here for Daily Readings The men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?” ~Mt 8:27 To me, today’s readings are all about attachment to worldly things. The angels instruct Lot to go flee to the hills but, he doubts and asks permission to…
Click here for Daily Readings The LORD reflected: “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, now that he is to become a great and populous nation, and all the nations of the earth are to find blessing in him? ~Gen 18:17-18 Today, we read about Abraham’s bargaining with God for Sodom’s…
Click here for Daily Readings “These were their thoughts, but they erred; for their wickedness blinded them…” ~ Wisdom 2:21 In my book, Greatness Within: A Five Step Framework To Create a Life Worthy of You, I share a simplified representation for how I approach the world. The first step of the framework is passionately…
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…