1 Sm 1:9-20 / Mk 1:21-28

“He spoke with authority.” Jesus is the author-ity. Jesus is the author of life. We — made in His image and likeness — reflect Him. That is why the demons hate us so much.…

Rv 21:9b-14 / Jn 1:45-51

Why this reading today from John? It is believed that Bartholomew and Nathanael are one and the same. Well then, what was Nathanael Bartholomew (son of Tholomy?) doing beneath the fig tree?

Something I read…

Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 / 2 Pt 1:16-19 / Mt 17:1-9

I cannot understand how some people can so easily dismiss the miracles of Jesus when we read the simple eyewitness accounts we have in places like our reading from Peter’s…

Ex 34:29-35 / Jn 11:19-27

Lord Jesus, You are the way that leads to the Father. Lord have mercy.

Christ Jesus, You are the truth that sets the captives free. Christ have mercy.

Lord Jesus, You are the life that

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Ex 16:1-5, 9-15 / Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Pay special attention to the responses Mary Magdalene makes in today’s Gospel. When she responds to the angels, she says “they have taken the Lord. . . .” When she speaks to Jesus,…

Jer 23:1-6 / Eph 2:13-18 / Mk 6:30-34

“Brothers and sisters: in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, he who made both one and broke…

Am 7:12-15 / Eph 1:3-14 / Mk 6:7-13

“Time will prove who is right and who is not.”

You have heard something like this before, I am sure. Some people even try to use that to urge “patience” on people…

Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24 / 2 Cor 8:7,9,13-15 / Mk 5:21-43

…no destructive drug among them…? What happened? What was God’s intention if there had been no domain of the netherworld on earth?

We get the answer later in this reading…

Gen 13:2, 5-18 / Mt 7:6, 12-14

I had the honor of serving as a Marine Corps Battalion Chaplain at the end of Desert Storm, and spent some time in Israel as part of a contingency force -– ready for…

Jb 38:1,8-11 / 2 Cor 5:14-17 / Mk 4:35-41

At first it sounds like God is getting after Job for asking questions. I do not think that is God’s purpose. I think God is asking Job if he understands the…