The Mind of Christ
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »For the first reading today, we're back in 1 Corinthians 2. St. Paul speaks much of the Spirit of God here. More in a moment. In the Gospel reading from Luke 4, we see the word "authority" twice. Jesus "spoke ...
A Demonstration
Monday, August 30th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »Our first reading today from 1 Corinthians 2 is short, but packs a lot of punch. For the Gospel reading, we're in Luke 4. Jesus returns to Nazareth, the town where He grew up. In the synagogue, He unrolls the ...
Repaid
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In today's Gospel reading from Luke 14, Jesus goes to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees. While there, He tells a parable in which He exhorts the people not to gravitate towards the places of honor ...
Investing Your Talents
Saturday, August 28th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Augustine. In the first reading today from 1 Corinthians 1, St. Paul says that "God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the ...
Fools for Christ
Friday, August 27th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Monica. St. Monica was the mother of St. Augustine. She prayed for years and years that her wayward boy would find his way to Christ. And eventually her prayers were answered. (In ...
The Danger of Complacency
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In the first reading today, we begin St. Paul's first Letter to the Corinthians. St. Paul reassures his readers that "(God) will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, ...
Get to Work!
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »In the first reading today from 2 Thessalonians 3, St. Paul talks about the importance of work. More on that in a moment. In the Gospel reading from Matthew 23, Jesus continues to pronounce woes on the scribes and Pharisees. ...
St. Bartholomew
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | 1 Comment »Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Bartholomew. Bartholomew is listed among the Twelve. He was brought to Jesus by the Apostle Philip. Tradition tells us that he preached the Gospel in India, where he was rewarded with the ...
You Hypocrite!
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | 2 Comments »St. Paul was big on prayer and thanksgiving. We see this today in our first reading from 2 Thessalonians 1. "We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, as is fitting..." and "We always pray for you, ...
Enter Through the Narrow Gate
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »In today's Gospel reading from Luke 13, someone asks Jesus, "Will only a few be saved?" Jesus responds, "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough." "Enter through the ...
