Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time-C This week's Gospel reading teases out the first two Commandments about loving God and neighbor. The section of scripture we are to study is when a law scholar stood up and asked Jesus a simple question: "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" In response, Jesus reiterated the … Continue reading Who is My Neighbor?
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The Mystery of the Trinity
Trinity Sunday Every time we make the sign of the cross, we acknowledge the mystery like no other. How can three persons be one? Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all distinct Persons yet one God. Once the triune God is accepted, there is a tendency to explain how something so distant from human experience can … Continue reading The Mystery of the Trinity
“Your Joy Might be Complete”
Sixth Sunday of Easter-B In the first line of the Gospel from John this Sunday, Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love.” In his Epistle and the Gospel for this Sunday, John uses the word “love” eighteen times. The two readings are dripping … Continue reading “Your Joy Might be Complete”
Seventy Times Seven
Twenty-Four Sunday-A The first reading on the twenty-fourth Sunday from the book of Sirach is the source for much of this reflection. This book of the Old Testament is not acknowledged by Protestants but is viewed by Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Churches as a reliable and canonical text. The theme of Sirach is an ethical … Continue reading Seventy Times Seven
Only Love Fulfills the Law
Twenty-Third Sunday -A Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.Like Jesus has done so many times, St. Paul addressing the Romans summarizes the Gospel demands into a single but far-reaching commandment of love. On many occasions, keeping a specific law is far easier … Continue reading Only Love Fulfills the Law
Love Is. . .
Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time-A Jesus says, “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” Hardly words of instruction that make us feel warm and fuzzy all over. They are words, however, which elicit a reaction … Continue reading Love Is. . .
The Mystery of the Holy Trinity
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity One week after celebrating the Feast of Pentecost, the Church honors and worships the Most Holy Trinity. Faithful people throughout history have tried to understand and contemplate the greatest mystery of existence with little headway—the relationship of the three divine persons in one God, the doctrine of faith … Continue reading The Mystery of the Holy Trinity
Third Sunday of Easter-C
One of the most endearing qualities of a person is to be authentic, with all good and not so good qualities. When there is no guise of pride, envy or arrogance, there is a comfort level because what you see it what you get. Usually these are people who have ventured and experienced selfless love … Continue reading Third Sunday of Easter-C