Spiritual

Thursday Week 2 of Lent March 20, 2025 Jeremiah 17:10 and Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus, the beggar, was poor, sick, and neglected. The unnamed rich man (any unnamed person in Sacred Scripture is intended to be us, so insert your own name into the story) didn’t even see Lazarus. Today the poor, hungry, and sick are […]

Wednesday Week 2 of Lent March 19, 2025 Today is the feast of St. Joseph, Spouse of Mary, earthly father to Jesus. Joseph is the hero of Matthew’s Infancy Narrative, yet he never says a word! Nowhere in the Gospels does he speak. Joseph is the perfect example of ‘Actions speak louder than words.’ He

Tuesday Week 2 of Lent March 18, 2025 Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 “Make justice your aim.” If you want peace, work for justice. Have you written to your congressional representatives? Do it! Have you identified organizations that help the homeless, hungry, sick, who work for a better society? Do it! Think about running for office or

Monday Week 2 of Lent March 17, 2025 Luke 6:36-38 “Give and gifts will be given to you…For the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.” Generosity begins at home we’ve been told. Is it easier to be generous to those we don’t know? We can’t judge them (or shouldn’t anyway)

Sunday Week 2 of Lent March 16, 2025 Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Abraham and Sarah left their home, their land, their relatives, everything they knew, and traveled far on the promise of a better life. How many do the same today? We bless Abraham and Sarah for emigrating to a new country, but we condemn the

Saturday Week 1 of Lent March 15, 2025 Matthew 5:43-48 “… your Heavenly Father…causes rain to fall on the just and unjust.” That seems so unjust! I want to see the wicked get their just desserts. But ‘vengeance is mine’ says the Lord. So, I must bless the rain—God’s mercy—and allow God to work things

Friday Week 1 of Lent March 14, 2025 Ezekiel 18:21-28: I am guilty of judgment. I have judged Trump to be an evil creature devoid of a soul, empathy, or sympathy. I need to change and pray for forgiveness. The Lord is the only one who can judge, for He sees into the heart. I

Thursday Week 1 of Lent March 13, 2025 Book of Esther: “..so that he and those who are in league with him may perish.” Queen Esther feared for her nation. We fear for our nation, too. Psalm 138 and Jesus promise the Lord God will answer our prayer. Pray for a change of heart for

Wednesday Week 1 of Lent March 12, 2025 Jonah 3:1-10 At Jonah’s word, Ninevah’s inhabitants changed their lives. They repented. Who is making a call for repentance today? Whose voice do we hear? Are the voices drowned out by glitzy adds, lies from those without care or concern? Be a voice for change. Set a

Tuesday Week 1 of Lent March 11, 2025 Isaiah 55:10-11 Isaiah says the Lord sends out snow and does not recall it until it has done what He intended. “Poor man’s manure” is a farming name for snow. Ever think of yourself as manure—fertilizing, bringing life, giving nourishment! Yes, the rain and snow fall upon