In this Year of Mercy, we are challenged, challenged to put down the stones we so often throw at ourselves – and at one another – and to simply be still and hear God’s forgiving love.
Sunday Scriptures
Father’s Love Is Always Available
Alcoholics Anonymous is a program of recovery from alcoholism based on principles that form the foundation for a new way of living. Reflecting on these steps, Msgr. Joseph Calise invites readers to see the parable of the Prodigal Son in a new light.
Why Don’t You Do Something?
Sometimes, I’d rather respond to God’s “invitations” with a polite “no, thank you,” and not give heed to … an urgent need for my heart to be softened and my life redirected.
Keep the Flame Of Faith Alive
Discipleship is not an option but a call – a commission to be a light for the world. The call is for all times and all life events.
Returning to God
Christians have embarked on another 40 days’ journey through the wilderness of their own humanity. Sister Karen Cavanagh, C.S.J., invites readers to ask if this will be a time of healing, mercy and transformation.
Where Will God’s Call Lead?
Reflecting on this week’s Scriptures, Sister Karen Cavanagh, C.S.J., finds that the readings offer an invitation to recognize and respond to God’s merciful and transforming call in our lives, especially as we ready ourselves for Lent.
Responding to The Call
When God chooses us … it doesn’t matter how prepared or not we imagine ourselves to be. Father Jean-Pierre Ruiz reflects on the prophet’s call as he explains this week’s Sunday Scriptures.
Building on God’s Foundation
Father Jean-Pierre Ruiz discusses the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, books focusing on a vitally important period in the centuries before Christ: the return of the Judean exiles from Babylon after the fall of the Babylonian empire to the Persian armies, the rebuilding of the ruined walls of Jerusalem and the reconstruction of the Temple.
Heeding Mary’s Words
Father Jean-Pierre Ruiz reflects on the nine words Mary says in this Sunday’s Gospel reading and other times the Mother of God is quoted in the Gospels.
Dive Into Your Mission in Christ
In Luke’s Gospel this week we read about an adult who took a dip at the deep end, so to speak. That’s Jesus, the feast of whose baptism by John we celebrate this Sunday.
