Thursday March 17, 2022.  St. Patrick Folks will be drinking green beer today, full of bonhomie. Strange juxtaposition with the scriptures for today. Our friend, Jeremiah, warns us not to put our faith in people, for we will be disappointed. Psalm 1 says that only seeking the Lord will result in our prosperity, that the counsel […]

Wednesday March 16, 2022 We get a first taste of what is to come. Today’s scriptures foreshadow Holy Week. The prophet Jeremiah knows that those in power are out to get him. They want to be rid of him because he prophesies of an uncomfortable truth—their destruction if they don’t change. Our Psalmist is aware

Tuesday March 15, 2022 The corollary to yesterday’s readings is in today’s readings. Isaiah tells us that God wants action, and then blessings will follow! Isaiah calls us to redress wrong, care for the needy, and ask forgiveness. Today the psalmist says that praise is the only type of sacrifice God desires. Walking in the

Monday March 14, 2022 “We stand shamefaced before you, O Lord”, is a paraphrase of the reading from Daniel. Daniel is admitting that the Israelites have not been faithful, and that they recognize their evildoing. He also reminds God, that God is compassionate and forgiving. The first step is recognition. Jesus warns, in the Gospel

Sunday March 13, 2022 Our father in faith, Abraham, is given a promise by God in the first reading for today, from Genesis, which begins the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible). God makes a covenant with Abraham that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars of the heavens. Children were,

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.

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

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

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

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.