Finding Your Spiritual Direction

Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a Luke 14:1, 7-14 Humility - our readings today teach us about this wonderful, often...

Isaiah 66:18-21 Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Luke 13:22-30 There are at least two different (but complimentary) themes at work in today’s...

Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-53 Elizabeth Nagel, writing the commentary about today’s readings in our Lector...

Wisdom 18:6-9 Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12 Luke 12:32-48 or 12:35-40 I imagine each of us has certain specific biblical passages...

Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21 Reflecting on the scriptures “ Take care to guard against all greed, for...

Genesis 18:20-32 Colossians 2:12-14 Luke 11:1-13 Reflecting on the scriptures Everything I know about prayer I learned in fifth grade...

Genesis 18:1-10a Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42 The first part of today's reflection is written to the women: Ladies, today we have...

Deuteronomy 30:10-14, Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 In today's gospel we get to eavesdrop on a conversation between Jesus and a...

Isaiah 66:10-14c Gal. 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9 In today's gospel we hear Jesus appoint seventy-two disciples to go ahead...

1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21 Galatians 5:1,13-18 Luke 9:51-62 There are days when the liturgical readings do not, at first glance, do much for...

Genesis 14:18-20 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Luke 9:11b-17 In today’s readings, especially the gospel, we are reminded of the magnificence...

Proverbs 8:22-31 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 No sooner had Christianity begun to spread throughout the then- known world than the...

Acts 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13, Romans 8:8-17 John 20:19-23 John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Reflecting on the scriptures: With...

Acts 7:55-60 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20 John 17:20-26 Recently we as a nation commemorated the tragic loss of 1 million lives to...

Acts 15:1-2, 22-29, Rv 21:10-14, 22-23 John 14:23-29 How did you feel when you heard the report that Ukrainian forces had sunk the...

Acts 14:21-27 Revelation 21:1-5a John 13:31-33a, 34-35 When the children were little and we took them out in public, I felt like a...

Today's first reading concludes with the words, "The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.” But this high note on which...

A favorite musical of mine is “Fiddler on the Roof.” And a favorite song from that musical is “Do you love me?” In the song, Tevye asks...

Acts 5:12-16 Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 John 20:19-31 Since the year 2000, this Second Sunday of Easter has been designated by...

Happy Easter! May the joy of the risen Lord fill your soul with gladness today. This is the day to celebrate - like no other day in our...