The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” Matthew 21:9 What does “Hosanna” mean?We chant “hosanna” every time we got to Mass, but what does it mean? “Hosanna” isContinue reading “Hosanna: A Palm Sunday Reflection”
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This Sunday’s Gospel: April 5, 2020
Matthew 26:14-27:66 One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. On theContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: April 5, 2020”
How I Overcame Spiritual Comparison
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. Galatians 1:10 What is Spiritual Comparison?I think we all struggle with comparison to some degree. I think everyoneContinue reading “How I Overcame Spiritual Comparison”
Christ in Me Arise
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die, and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 Do you believe this? My first reaction is yes, absolutely! I find that I trust JesusContinue reading “Christ in Me Arise”
This Sunday's Gospel: March 29, 2020
John 11:1-45 Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was ill. So the sisters sent word to him saying, “Master, theContinue reading “This Sunday's Gospel: March 29, 2020”
Losing Control
“Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control.” Proverbs 25:28 Woooooo. Zing. Ya got me Lord. I was running the other day at the gym, listening to my crappy pop dance party workout music (as one does), and the song I was listening to had the line “lose control” in it. AsContinue reading “Losing Control”
This Sunday’s Gospel: March 22, 2020
John 9:1-41 As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him. We have toContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: March 22, 2020”
St. Joseph: Protector of the Holy Family
“Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit;” Matthew 1:20 Completing the Holy FamilyThroughout his life, St. Joseph was hard working, yet humble, and he always made protecting Jesus and Mary his first priority. In the Bible, he neverContinue reading “St. Joseph: Protector of the Holy Family”
Christ Beside Me: A St. Patrick’s Day Reflection
Christ be within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ inquired, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. St. Patrick Returning to EvangelizeHere’s aContinue reading “Christ Beside Me: A St. Patrick’s Day Reflection”
Water of Life
Jesus said to her, “Every one who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14 It’s the third Sunday ofContinue reading “Water of Life”
Radiant with Joy 