Dwelling Among Us
Thursday, December 31st, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »For today’s first reading, we are back in 1 John 2. Today St. John writes about the antichrist. Very interesting stuff, especially for those hard core “end-timers.” Those are the people who keep telling us that we are in the ...
The World
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In today’s first reading, we get some great advice from St. John. More on that in a moment. The Gospel reading today is from Luke 2. Today we read about the prophetess Anna. She was a very old woman and ...
Let Your Servant Go in Peace
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today is the fifth day in the Octave of Christmas. In our first reading from 1 John 2, St. John talks about light and darkness. He writes, “Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is still ...
The Holy Innocents
Monday, December 28th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Who are the Holy Innocents? They are the children killed by order of Herod in Bethlehem right after the birth of Christ. We read about this today in the Gospel ...
Family
Sunday, December 27th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »The Sunday after Christmas is the Feast of the Holy Family. There are numerous options for readings today, all of which talk about family and relationships. Click on the link below to the readings. We would do well to read ...
The First Martyr
Saturday, December 26th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr. In the first reading from Acts of the Apostles, we see the story of Stephen’s martyrdom. And in the Gospel from Matthew 10, Jesus tells the disciples, “You ...
Christmas
Friday, December 25th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 2 Comments »Christmas is here! Christmas is here! I can remember waking up VERY early on Christmas mornings when I was a kid and yelling that out to my brothers and sisters. We would go wake up Mom and Dad, probably much earlier ...
Is It Christmas Yet?
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »Isn’t it odd that Christmas Eve is one of the shortest days of the year? I know…there are 24 hours in every day. But the winter solstice was just a couple of days ago, and in North America, we have ...
And Now…A Message
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today’s first reading is from Malachi 3. Malachi prophesies about the Lord’s messenger, “the messenger of the covenant whom you desire.” This prophesy is fulfilled in the person of Jesus. But Malachi also prophesies, “Lo, I will send you Elijah, ...
God’s Lowly Handmaid
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In today's first reading from 1 Samuel 1, we see Hannah giving up her only son to the service of the Lord. Eli, the priest, had prayed that Hannah might be granted the desire of her heart, a son. After ...
