Scripture Reflection, September 24, 2023, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 55:6-9 Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a Matthew 20:1-16a Today's gospel reading is the first one I remember paying attention to as a...
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Bill Miller
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, September 17, 2023, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sirach 27:30--28:7 Romans 14:7-9 Matthew 18:21-35 The wisdom of the spiritual life reminds us that "Every saint has a past; every...
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Bill Miller
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, September 10, 2023, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezekiel 33:7-9 Romans 13:8-10 Matthew 18:15-20 All three of today's scriptures concern themselves with how we deal with one another....
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Bill Miller
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, September 3, 2023, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 20:7-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27 Like many of you, I’ve had the experience of physical therapy. PT is frequently ordered...
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Bill Miller
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 27, 2023
Isaiah 22:19-23 Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20 All of today’s readings remind us that God is God and we are not! At first glance,...
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Bill Miller
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 20, 2023
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 If you follow the themes of the Sunday readings for a whole year, you...
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Bill Miller
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 13, 2023
1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33 Both the prophet Elijah and the apostle Peter experience “theophanies” in today’s...
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Bill Miller
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, The Transfiguration, August 6, 2023
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 2 Peter 1:16-19 Matthew 17:1-9 Our first reading today, from the Book of Daniel, is often interpreted by Christian...
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Bill Miller
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, July 30, 2023, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52 Sometimes when I am scrolling through the PBS channel I come across Antiques...
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Bill Miller
- Jul 20
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, July 23, 2023, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43 In today's gospel Jesus presents wheat and weeds growing in the same field. And...
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Bill Miller
- Jul 13
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, July 16, 2023, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 55:10-11 Romans 8:18-23 Matthew 13:1-23 Like many other people I have kept a prayer journal over the years. To be completely...
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Bill Miller
- Jul 11
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, July 9, 2023, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Zechariah 9:9-10 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30 "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take...
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Bill Miller
- Jun 29
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 2, 2023
2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 Matthew 10:37-42 Today's second reading is probably my favorite Pauline scripture. For...
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Bill Miller
- Jun 22
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 25, 2023
Jeremiah 20:10-13 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33 Examining the readings today, we should note that there are some striking...
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Bill Miller
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 18, 2023
Exodus 19:2-6a Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:36-10:8 There is something about today’s readings that reminds me of part of a prayer I often say....
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Bill Miller
- Jun 11
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, June 11, 2023, The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 John 6:51-58 I once heard a story about a mother who was cooking dinner for her...
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Bill Miller
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, June 4, 2023, The Most Holy Trinity
Exodus 34:4b-6,8-9 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18 One of the things I love most about my Catholic faith is the fact that it...
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Bill Miller
- May 26
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, May 28, 2023, Pentecost Sunday
Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 We read two versions of the gift of the Holy Spirit today. In...
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Bill Miller
- May 22
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, May 21, 2023, The Ascension of the Lord
Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11 Ephesians 1:17-23 Matthew 28:16-20 For most of my life this celebration took place on Ascension Thursday,...
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Bill Miller
- May 11
- 2 min
Scripture Reflection, 6th Sunday of Easter, May 14, 2023
Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, 14-17 1Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments.“ In today's gospel...
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