Spiritual Reflections

Today Deuteronomy, Psalm 15, James and Jesus according to Luke tell us to act from our hearts. Not to murder or lie or cheat  but to do good.  I think those of us gathered here today in this Church are…

When I first sat with these readings I connected immediately with the first reading where God is inviting people back to fidelity and a closer relationship. And I think this might be what happened to the tribes of Israel when…

John 6:51-58 The words from John that we have just heard speak strongly to those of us who stand within the Christian tradition. The words resonate with anyone who walks with followers of Jesus. Jesus says, “I am the living…

Sometimes I think the “Jews,” who in John’s Gospel passage for today refers to the religious leaders, get a bad rap. Let’s pretend for a few minutes. Suppose Aiden Miles, a new employee in the dining room, were to ask…

Exodus 16:2-15.                Ephesians 4:17-24.                  John 6:24-35 Bread is the central image of today’s readings, as it was last Sunday.  It illustrates a single theme in…

When I read the first reading the first thing that came to my mind was the number of people from the U.S. who came to Haiti and asked why we didn’t have a soup kitchen or a brown-bag lunch give-away…

Mark 6:30-34 Earlier in this chapter of Mark’s Gospel Jesus sends out the twelve, two-by-two as we heard from Mary Ann McGivern last Sunday, giving them authority over unclean spirits. They were to wear the clothes they had on and…

Prophecy in Scripture means telling the truth, not telling the future. And the kind of truth-telling none of us like comes from people we think are not as good as we are. Amos says matter-of-factly that he’s a shepherd, sent…

Today’s focus is on faith and courage. We need both. There are two miracles in Mark’s Gospel for today, two of four that explore the power of Jesus during this visit to the Sea of Galilee. Last week we heard…

Our Gospel today fits right in with the harmony and décor of the zoom meeting we had on Friday. It also reminds us once again of the essential and dynamic components of “Contemplation and Action 101. “ Jesus had a…

Pity the poor snake. The other scriptural account of creation says God saw it, and it was good. It seems that Scripture writers had their own opinions and prejudices, not to mention how they threw Eve under the bus. Be…

Isaiah 25     1 Corinthians       Matthew 25 Seeking Home—Corpus Christi—Mystical Body You probably noticed: This morning’s readings are not those from the lectionary; I chose them instead to help us focus on three distinct themes of…