Finding Your Spiritual Direction

Exodus 22:20-26 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 Matthew 22:34-40 Today we may note, once again, how much Paul appreciated the Christian...

Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b Matthew 22:15-21 There are some interesting sub-texts to consider in today’s readings. Isaiah...

Isaiah 25:6-10a Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 Do you recall the folk song of a few years ago, “Cat’s in the Cradle”, by...

Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43 The image of a vineyard features prominently in today's first reading and gospel. In...

Ezekiel 18:25-28 Philippians 2:1-11 Matthew 21:28-32 Two words that begin with the letter “H” share the thematic spotlight in today’s...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jeremiah 20:10-13 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33 Examining the readings today, we should note that there are some striking...

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....