Visitation
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today is the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We remember that time when Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth. The first reading can be taken either from the Prophet Zephaniah or Romans 12. Do yourself ...
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Sunday, May 30th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity; three Persons, one God. The readings today reflect that. The first reading from Proverbs we see an inkling of the Trinity: "When the Lord established the heavens I was there..." ...
Authority
Saturday, May 29th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today's first reading is from the Letter of St. Jude. At the end of the reading, we read, "To the one who is able to keep you from stumbling...be glory, majesty, power and authority from ages past, now and for ...
Using Your Gift
Friday, May 28th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Do you have life verse? This is a passage of Scripture that kind of sums up your life and mission, one that speaks to you and of you. Well, part of today's first reading is my life verse. 1 Peter ...
God’s People
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In today's first reading from 1 Peter 2, St. Peter says "long for spiritual milk." St. Peter provides a tall, frosty glass of that for us today. More in a moment. In our Gospel reading today from Mark 10, we ...
To Serve
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »St. Peter had a way with words. In today's first reading from 1 Peter 1, St. Peter says, "love one another intensely from a pure heart." Intensely. I love that word. Love one another intensely. Think on that one. In ...
Be Holy
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In the first reading today, St. Peter talks about how the prophets were testifying to Christ. He says that they "were not serving themselves but you." In the Gospel reading today from Mark 10, Jesus talks about how those who ...
All Things Are Possible
Monday, May 24th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Welcome back to Ordinary Time! I hope your Lent and Easter seasons were fantastic! For our first reading today, we begin the first letter of St. Peter. Today we hear St. Peter reminding us that we will "suffer through various ...
Pentecost
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Church. Happy Birthday! We see this reflected in the readings, especially in the first reading from Acts. I’d like to concentrate on the second reading today from 1 Corinthians 12. St. Paul talks ...
Follow Jesus
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In Acts 28 today, we see Paul continuing in his ministry, even while in custody. Oh, that we could all have the evangelistic spirit of St. Paul! In the Gospel reading from John 21, Peter sees John coming toward him ...
