Finding Your Spiritual Direction

Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28b-34 Continuity, hope and love…three themes that jump out at me from today’s readings;...

Jeremiah 31:7-9 Hebrews 5:1-6 Mark 10:46-52 This past summer I had cataract surgery in both eyes. It took the doctor only twenty...

Isaiah 53:10-11 Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45 Once, many years ago, as I was tucking into bed my “night owl” of a...

Wisdom 7:7-11 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 If there is one lesson aging has taught me, it is that every yes contains a no. If I...

Genesis 2:18-24 Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16 My grandson is engaged to be married next month. As I am the mother of the mother of...

Numbers 11:25-29 James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Two things stand out in today’s readings —two values that we are called by God...

Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 James 3:16—4:3 Mark 9:30-37 “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever...

Isaiah 50:5-9a James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35 It has been said: “A great piece of writing is like a great meal - it leaves the...

Isaiah 35:4-7a James 2:1-5 Mark 7:31-37 While the biblical prophets are each great advocates for God’s will, in their own ways; God...

Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Fasten your seatbelts, folks. Our readings this weekend...

Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Ephesians 5:21-32 John 6:60-69 “Many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer...

Proverbs 9:1-6 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 When I was growing up we learned about the food pyramid. That was just about the...

1 Kings 19:4-8 Ephesians 4:30 -- 5:2 John 6:41-51 Today's first reading gives us a picture of Elijah, disillusioned, beaten down. He...

Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 John 6:24-35 There is an old joke in church circles told about a woman driving around the...

2 Kings 4:42-44 Ephesians 4:1-6 John 6:1-15 A clue to better understand and appreciate today’s readings is found in the Responsorial...

Jeremiah 23:1-6 Ephesians 2:13-18 Mark 6:30-34 Leadership, integrity and authenticity are all themes we encounter in...

Amos 7:12-15 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:7-13 Many years ago, when I was studying for my Master’s Degree in Religious Education, one...

Ezekiel 2:2-5 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Mark 6:1-6 I have often used today’s gospel as an example of how people sometimes take for...

Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43 The lectionary gives us two options for the gospel reading today....

Job 38:1, 8-11 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 Mark 4:35-41 We come to church every Sunday and experience the liturgy. The music is...