Judas
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »When we think of the brutality that Jesus suffered for us, we can see that this was all foretold in today's first reading from Isaiah 50. "I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who ...
I am Peter
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | 3 Comments »Our first reading today is from Isaiah 49, more from the prophesies of the Servant of the Lord. "I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." Our Gospel reading ...
A Bruised Reed
Monday, March 29th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Monday of Holy Week. For the next few days, our first readings will be from Isaiah, the prophesies of the Servant of the Lord. We'll talk about today's reading in a moment. The Gospel reading today is from John 12. ...
A Victorious Ride
Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »"Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest!" What a week this must have been for Jesus. Of course, He knew what was about to happen in the ...
One For The Nation
Saturday, March 27th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In today's first reading from Ezekiel 37, God promises to put Israel back together. "I will make them one nation...Never again shall they be two nations, and never again shall they be divided into two kingdoms." Then in the Gospel ...
The Father’s Works
Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In today's first reading from Jeremiah 20, we hear the people plotting against Jeremiah. But they will not be victorious; they will not have their way. Jeremiah says, "But the Lord is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors ...
9 Months to Christmas
Thursday, March 25th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. It is exactly 9 months before Christmas. Let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas this year! ;-) In the first reading, we see the prophesy from Isaiah: ...
True Freedom
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In today's first reading from Daniel 3, we see the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego getting thrown into the fiery furnace. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego had faith. Faith enough to know that when they got thrown into the furnace, ...
Lift Up the Son of Man
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | 2 Comments »In today's first reading from Numbers 21, the children of Israel are grousing about being in the desert. This angers God, and He sends saraph serpents, who bite the people so that many of them died. Moses prays for the ...
Light of the World
Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »Today's first reading from Daniel 13 is such a cool story. It reads like a mystery thriller. Susanna is falsely accused of something she didn't do by two dirty old men. Daniel to the rescue! Daniel exposes the dirty old ...
