Saturday March 12, 2022 The man with a speech impediment, Moses, tells the Israelites that God is making them (and us) “… a people peculiarly his own.” I’m not sure I like being called peculiar, but I love being called “God’s own”! Yes, the use of this word “peculiar” does not mean odd or weird. […]
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Friday March 11, 2022 One verse from today’s Psalm 130 really stood out for me, “My soul waits for the Lord more than sentinels wait for the dawn”. I found myself wondering what it means to ‘wait for the Lord’. I’m sure it is not a passive sort of waiting. There is too much that
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Thursday March 10, 2022 Matthew’s Gospel today has Jesus promising us that if we ask, we will receive. Queen Esther, in the first reading, implores God to deliver her people from the hand of the enemy, and the Psalm praises God for hearing our prayers and building up strength up within us. While thinking about
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Wednesday March 9, 2022, Frances of Rome Today we are given the prophet Jonah. If you know the story of Jonah, you have to smile at the excerpt we are reading today because it does not tell the whole story. Today, he goes into Nineveh to preach repentance at the Lord’s bidding. A clue to
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Tuesday March 8, 2022, John of God In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns us not to babble when praying. The first reading promises that God’s word is not void, and the Psalm assures us that when we cry out, the Lord hears us. All this got me thinking about how we learn to talk and pray.
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Mike Latona/Catholic Courier | 02.28.2022Section: Southern TierFacebookTwitterLinkedInSMSEmailPrint Jane Leclere Doyle, a parishioner of St. Catherine of Siena in Ithaca, has released her new book Yosef’s Path: Lessons from my Father. According to the author, the 224-page book is about an old man in shackles who, at the behest of fellow prisoners, recounts the story of a man who changed the modern
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Monday March 7, 2022, Perpetua and Felicity A line from Psalm 19, today’s psalm, struck me: “The command of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eye.” Both the first reading from Leviticus and the excerpt from Matthew’s Gospel are commandments to live by. Moses gives us a series of social teachings which are reinforced by
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Sunday March 6, 2022 Psalm 91 is a comforting Psalm on the surface. It promises that if you live in the shelter of the Almighty, keep God as your fortress, the angels of the Lord will keep watch over you. They will make sure no evil ever comes your way. Yes, that all sounds well
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Saturday March 5, 2022 I’m going to talk about my dad. Today is his 100th birthday. The Responsorial Psalm is Palm 86. Our response is “Teach me your way, Lord, that I may walk in your truth”. I had the best teacher. God gave me Daddy. My father is a man of strong faith. He does
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Friday March 4, 2022 St. Casimir Why do we fast? The readings today are all about fasting. I ask again, why do we fast? Or better yet, do we fast? What type of fasting are we called to do? Think about how to prepare for a dinner party. We plan a menu. We make sure
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