Saturday, Week Twenty-One In this week’s readings, including 1Thessalonians 4:9-11, Paul has paraphrased all nine “fruits of the Spirit.” This harmonizes wit...

Friday, Week Twenty-One Paul couldn’t put it more bluntly than he does in 1Thessalonians 4:1-8: “It is God’s will that you grow in holiness.” When the Respon...

Thursday, Week Twenty-One The Responsorial (Psalm 90) anticipates the joy that comes with arrival at the “perfection of love”: “Fill us with your love, O Lor...

Wednesday, Week Twenty-One In 1Thessalonians 2: 9-13 Paul holds himself up as an example and gives an exhortation to the Church: He reminds them “how irrepro...

Tuesday, Week Twenty-One The Responsorial (Psalm 139) reminds us to find our peace in God’s knowledge of our hearts: “You have searched me and you know me, ...

Monday, Week Twenty-One We all have various things on our mind when we come to Mass. Various feelings about being there. Various feelings about the people we...

THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR A One People Questions to Ask Yourself How do you feel about the Church? What is your emotional tone when you say “the Ch...

Saturday, Week Twenty The Responsorial (Psalm 128) acclaims the fruit of love: “See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.” To “fear” the Lord in Scripture...

Thursday, Week Twenty (Note: This reflection is longer because it tries to explain the theology and flow of the whole Eucharistic Prayer). Judges 11:29-39 is...

Wednesday, Week Twenty The Responsorial (Psalm 23) reminds us Jesus is our God-given king “O Lord, your strength gives joy to the king.” Judges 9:6-15 takes ...

Tuesday, Week Twenty The Responsorial (Psalm 85) reminds us:: “The Lord speaks of peace to his people.” The “remembrance” that is anamnesis means making pres...

Monday, Week Twenty The Responsorial (Psalm 106) asks: “Lord, remember us.” During the Institution Narrative we heard Jesus say, “Do this in remembrance of m...

THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR A Questions to Ask Yourself Where do you “find” God? Experience his presence? Feel you are seeing something of the mystery o...

Saturday, Week Nineteen The Responsorial (Psalm 16) expresses recognition of God as All Good: “You are my inheritance, O Lord.” Joshua 24:14-29 tells the peo...

Friday, Week Nineteen The Responsorial (Psalm 136) and Joshua 24:1-13 list the favors God did for his People from “times past” until their entrance into the ...

Thursday, Week Nineteen The Responsorial is just Alleluia! but the verses (Psalm 114) recall the “signs” God worked as he brought his people into the Promise...

Wednesday, Week Nineteen The Responsorial (Psalm 66) alerts us to the greatness of the mystery of God’s promises and their fulfillment: “Blessed be God who f...

Monday, Week Nineteen The Responsorial — “Praise the Lord, Jerusalem” — should be our spontaneous response to the other verses in Psalm 147 and to the first ...

THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (Year A-I) Questions to Ask Yourself If you were a Jew, would you find it exciting just to know that you belong to a People...

Saturday, Week Eighteen The Responsorial (Psalm 18) pinpoints the focus of all religion: “I love you, Lord”; then adds: “my strength.” Deuteronomy 6: 4-13 gi...