Finding Your Spiritual Direction

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...

When Ruah Speaks Wind, blow where You will. You are the silent music That makes the leaves dance And the bare branches move To the rhythm...

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...

Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Luke 22:14—23:56 Isaiah, writing to his people...

( Note: Today’s reflection is on the two gospel options for the day. I list them below.) John 8:1-11 John...

We can neither earn nor lose God's love. In today's gospel we see Jesus speaking to a crowd of Pharisees and scribes and tax collectors...

Ask a Catholic what they are “doing for Lent” and the odds are real good they will tell you what they are NOT doing. They are not...

The gospel for the second Sunday of Lent is always some version of the transfiguration story. This year we hear from Luke. “Jesus took...