…”Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them. He was ruddy, a youth handsome to behold and making a splendid appearance. The LORD said, “There—anoint him, for this is the one!” Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand, anointed David in the presence of his brothers; and from that day on, [...]
…For the first two weeks of Lent I have asked questions to start my homily. Week one: why the door? Week two: why the tent? The door reminds us (as we hear in our psalm today) to keep our hearts open to the Lord. Last week Jesus said, no need for a tent, simply call [...]
…”Beloved: bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his own design.” To you Lord, I return. The prayer from St. Ignatius reminds us that everything we have, we can [...]
…”Jesus answered him, “Again it is written, You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.” Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, and he said to him, “All these I shall give to you, if you [...]
…”Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.” What a powerful image of God and hopeful promise we receive in our first reading from the Prophet Isaiah. God will never forget us! That’s the promise that God makes to [...]
…”You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for He makes His sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain [...]
…"What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him, this God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of God.” Saint Paul in our second reading calls us to [...]
“…Thus says the LORD: Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; your vindication shall go before you, and [...]
January 26, 2017 …”Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God [...]
January 19, 2017 …”As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, ‘Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets [...]