Thank you Peter! – Reflection on Matthew 16:13-19 Jesus Christ, my savior, has held out his hand to save me from drowning in sorrow, selfishness, anger, pride, and greed. He even continued to welcome me while I questioned divinity’s existence during a brief period of internal turmoil. I have become…
Category: Ordinary Time
Luke 11:29-32 Reflection – Listen for Wisdom
Listen for Wisdom – Luke 11:29-32 Reflection You may have genuinely asked God for a small sign of existence. If God was generous, you might receive various responses, including consolations. God’s consolations can include feelings that all will be well, peace, warmth from within, or increased faith. We have to…
Matthew 6:7-15 Reflection – On Earth as it is in Heaven
On Earth as it is in Heaven – Reflection on Matthew 6:7-15 Decades ago, when I was a young man, a Priest enlightened me by discussing “on earth as it is in heaven.” I had suggested that there was no hard line between heaven and earth, and to my surprise,…
Matthew 25:31-46 Reflection – Righteousness
Righteousness – Matthew 25:31-46 Reflection The virtue of righteousness is apparent; You have extended your hand, presence, resources, or prayers to help “the other.” Belief in Jesus Christ means we must treat even unknown neighbors as we treat ourselves. As members of the body of Christ, we are one in…
Mark 1:12-15 Reflection – Temptation
Aware of Temptation – Reflection on Mark 1:12-15 We must constantly be aware of temptation. We can willingly allow Divinity to cleanse us so we can go into the world and be a person of the Good News. I am sure that from your experiences, being a Christian fully aware…
Luke 5:27-32 Reflection – Righteous Path
Righteous Path – Luke 5:27-32 Reflection When Jesus dines with the large crowd of sinners, He allows them the opportunity to accept forgiveness and love so they may walk a righteous path. Have you interiorly experienced the misery of moral and spiritual poverty and transformed to leave it behind? If…
Matthew 9:14-15 Reflection – Willingly Change
Willingly Change – Matthew 9:14-15 Reflection Living the Christian life is filled with inconsistencies. We must sometimes embrace the known, behaving within constraints, customs, and traditions. At other times, we are in unexplored territory where everything is new, and we must prepare for anything. A Christian’s challenge is not to…
Luke 9:22-25 Reflection – Following Jesus
Following Jesus – Reflection on Luke 9:22-25 We are unable to compare our physical and spiritual suffering to Christ. However, it can resonate, as what Jesus endured was for everyone, past, present, and future. The same signs of Jesus’s selflessness and the ability to suffer silently are marks of practicing…
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Reflection – God Beautifies
God Beautifies – Reflection on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 What Jesus speaks of about piety with God reminds me of a haunting verse from the U2 song Grace; “Grace makes beauty out of ugly things.” Among other practices, private deep prayer and fasting from worldliness expose the interior unknowns of the…
Mark 8:14-21 Reflection – Count on Jesus
Count on Jesus – Mark 8:14-21 Reflection I am sure that you have had a desperate personal situation in your life. However, because you prayed, you were comforted before it got overwhelming. Jesus teaches us that we will be at peace if we trust Him. It is part of being…