How to truly be wise...  

Reflections on the readings for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 8, 2019): WIS 9:13-18; PS 90:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; PHMN 9-10,12-17; LK 14:25-33 

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The Old Testament reading today reminds us of the value of true wisdom that comes from only from God.

Embrace humility without fear... 

Reflections on the readings for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 1, 2019): SIR 3:17-18,20,28-29; PS 68:4-5,6-7,10-11; HEB 12:18-19,22-24; LK 14:1,7-14

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Humility is a prime point in the liturgical reading for today. 

Confronting evil... 

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist (August 29, 2019): 1 THES 3:7-13; PS 90:3-5,12-13,14,17; MK 6:17-29

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Even before his birth, John the Baptist was chosen by our heavenly Father to proclaim the coming of the Messiah.

May our troubles lead us closer to God...

Reflections on the readings for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 25, 2019): IS 66:18-21; PS 117:1,2; HEB 12:5-7,11-13; LK 13:22-30

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No one goes through life without suffering of some kind.

We can ask Mary our Queen to lead us ever closer to her Son

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 22, 2019): JGS 11:29-39; PS 40:5,7-8,8-9,10; MT 22:1-14

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Today we venerate the Blessed Virgin as the Queen of heaven and earth.

'Persevere in running the race that lies before us'

Reflections on the readings for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 18, 2019): JER 38:4-6,8-10; PS 40:2,3,4,18; HEB 12:1-4; LK 12:49-53

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Living the full life of a Christian calls for sacrifice and determination.

In honoring Mary’s Assumption, we also look forward to our own eternal life to come

Reflections on the readings for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15, 2019): RV 11:19;12:1-6,10; PS 45:10,11,12,16; 1 COR 15:20-27; LK 1:39-56

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While the Scriptures do not mention the Assumption of Mary any more than they do her Immaculate Conception, it has long been accepted by Christians that the woman called to be the mother of God would be – should be – so singled out from the rest of humanity.

Learning to rely on God

Reflections on the readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 11, 2019): WIS 18:8-9; PS 33:1,12,18-19,20-22; HEB 11:1-2,8-19; LK 12:32-48

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Faith is the essence of today’s liturgy.

The glory of God – and how we will eventually partake of that promise

Reflections on the readings for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6, 2019): DN 7:9-10,13-14; PS 97:1-2,5-6,9; 2PT 1:16-19; MK 9:2-10

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The liturgical readings for this feast of the Transfiguration show us Jesus as truly the Son of God.

Clinging to the desire for heaven rather than earth

Reflections on the readings for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 4, 2019): ECC 1:2, 2:21-23; PS 90:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; COL 3:1-5,9-11; LK 12:13-21

MISSIO offers “Mission In Scripture” to nurture a missionary heart, providing reflections on the missionary themes in the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days

So often we allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by our past, and by our desire for what is worldly, instead of heavenly.