The Lowest Place
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In the first reading from Romans 11 today, we see more of St. Paul's thoughts about the chosen people, his people, Israel. He reminds them again that the Messiah has come from their midst. In the Gospel reading today from ...
Heart for Others
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »St. Paul had a radical conversion to Christianity. Remember, he was a persecutor of Christians before; a devout Jew. He never lost his love for his people. More on that in a moment. In our Gospel reading today, Jesus performs ...
We Conquer
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 3 Comments »St. Paul's letter to the Romans is such great reading. Today we hear St. Paul asking the question, "What can separate us from the love of Christ?" He then gives a list of things that we are afraid of. More ...
Feast of St. Jude
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 2 Comments »Today is the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles. Typically I do your :60 on the daily Scripture readings. But I want to veer from the format today. The readings are the same as the feast days of other ...
Creation Awaits
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »More great stuff today in our first reading from Romans 8. We'll talk more about St. Paul's thoughts in a moment. In the Gospel reading today from Luke 13, we hear two short parables from Jesus, the parable of the ...
Abba!
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 2 Comments »What an awesome reading today from Romans 8. St. Paul talks about us being sons and daughters of God. More on that in a sec. In the Gospel reading from Luke 13, Jesus has the audacity to cure a woman ...
Another Chance
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 2 Comments »We're in Romans 8 for the first reading today. St. Paul writes about living according to the flesh vs. living according to the spirit. "Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh." ...
Struggle for Holiness
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 4 Comments »We can sometimes mistakenly think that the writers of the Sacred Scriptures were these super-holy people. But that would be a mistake. They were most certainly inspired by the Holy Spirit, but they endured the same human struggles as you ...
Sanctification
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 2 Comments »In the first reading today from Romans 6, St. Paul talks about presenting our bodies for sanctification. We'll talk more on that in a moment. In the Gospel passage from Luke 12, Jesus says, "I have come to set the ...
Much is Required
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »Perhaps St. Paul's words in today's first reading from Romans 6 are ones we should read every day, or even commit to memory. "For sin is not to have any power over you, since you are not under the law ...
