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Today is the last of the five Sundays when our Gospels are from John and are about the Bread of Life. But the bread is not really in this reading from the end of John, chapter 6. Instead, today’s reading describes the reaction of the disciples to hearing about Jesus…
Once a poor woman shared her story with me. One part of it was that for a year, she was left in a remote rural area by her trucker husband with only a supply of pinto beans to eat. And, Sister Mary, she said, he did not even give me…
Our second reading this 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time is from Ephesians 4:30-5:2. Today we modern Catholics are aware of our religion as having lots of beliefs, or doctrines, but at its beginning, Christianity was a way of living and a way of praising God; beliefs emerged later. In this…
Parents and grandparents know how hard it is for children to wait. But actually, it is hard for all of us! Research tells us that computer games and casinos allure us by cleverly syncing with our brains to give us pleasure now! But a purpose-driven life is possible only if…
Our current Scripture cycle is B, and Mark’s Gospel is used. But Mark’s is a short Gospel, so for five weeks in year B, we switch to the Gospel of John. We read the “bread of life” passages from John, chapter 6. Remember, John’s account of the Last Supper does…
On this 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (the counted weeks of the liturgical year), the first (Hebrew Scripture) reading and the Gospel both speak about shepherds. I expect we might hear homilies about this theme. The second reading is from Ephesians. In the context where we find ourselves as U.S.…
He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick.… The simple walking stick — not the fancy, manufactured poles you can buy in a sport goods store, but a wooden stick — is a beautiful symbol for the commission we all have to bring the good news…
A morning walk in the woods reveals streaks of bright shining sunlight which illuminate a variety of areas scattered liberally throughout. Chipmunks, groundhogs and squirrels scamper and jump playfully in shadows and sunlight, navigating the contrasts and transitions with effortless ease and wild abandon. The wonder and awe of it…
I was recently at a meeting where the opening prayer was the story of Elijah, to whom God says, “Go outside and stand on the mountain before the Lord; the Lord will be passing by” (1 Kings 19:9a, 11-16). Elijah hears the wind, the earthquake, the fire and finally the…
Remember that saying we learned as children? Sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will ever hurt you. Probably you and I learned pretty early in life that it is not true! We all face rejection, often delivered with words, and it hurts. A special kind of rejection…