Spiritual

April 12, 2022 “The Lord called me from birth, from my mother’s womb” announces the prophet Isaiah in another excerpt from his Suffering Servant Songs in today’s reading. The Psalmist declares, “On You I depend from birth, from my mother’s womb You are my strength.” We know from the Infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke, […]

April 11, 2022 The wheels are in motion. Today’s readings are propelling us toward Good Friday. Isaiah’s Suffering Servant Song is the first reading. This servant is so concerned about all including even those with the smallest amount of faith. He will encourage that faith as one shelters a smoldering wick and treasures a bruised

Palm Sunday April 10, 2022 Today we enter into the most sacred week of our year—Holy Week. Palm Sunday is the first of many solemn liturgies that will follow Jesus’ final days leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection. We begin today with Luke’s account of how Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem as a king.

April 9, 2022 God makes the wonderful promise again today in the Book of Ezekiel that he will be our God and we will be his people. Another promise is made that a single shepherd will lead God’s people, keeping them safe from temptation by other gods. In today’s canticle, we are not presented with

April 8, 2022 Another dark set of readings are presented to us by the Church for today. Jeremiah is once again beset by those wishing to trap him. In the midst of such terror, he still has complete trust in the Lord, his ‘mighty champion’. The Psalm for today is filled with the assurance that

April 7, 2022. St John Baptist de la Salle Names are a very personal thing. We cling to our names because they identify us. Names can also connect us to our history, if we are named for a relative or a friend. Changing one’s name, or having it changed, is not done lightly. Today, in

April 6, 2022 We are confronted with a very big question today: Are you willing to face death rather than renounce your faith? Today, we read in the book of Daniel about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These three young men defied King Nebuchadnezzar’s command that they bow down in worship of his false god at

April 5, 2022, Saint Vincent Ferrer In a quote we’ll get from John’s Gospel today, Jesus comes the closest to outright saying that he is God. In an oblique reference to crucifixion, he says, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I AM.” This title is the same one God,

April 4, 2022 Saint Isidore Bishop A very good book to read from the Hebrew Scriptures is Daniel. It has some compelling stories, and we are treated to one today, the story of Susanna. Susanna, a beautiful and God-fearing woman, was falsely accused of infidelity. She placed her faith in God and was proven innocent