Category Archives: Ordinary Time 2019

Nov 21 2019

Hope and Action

Click here for daily readings It’s the end of the liturgical year with its amazing readings that remind us of three things: 1) God has a purpose that unfolds in history; 2) individuals, groups and nations can thwart that p...

Nov 20 2019

All We Need, And More

Click here for daily readings Does your parish church have stained glass windows? Then you will appreciate Pope Benedict XVI’s observation that from the outside, the windows look dark and dull, but when you are inside the ...

Nov 19 2019

Distance

Click here for daily readings I have heard today’s Gospel reading many times, as I’m sure you have as well. We hear of Zacchaeus, a well-known tax collector that took more than his share from the people. Still, Jesus...

Nov 18 2019

Seeing is Believing

Click here for daily readings I have a confession to make: I don’t notice things. I’ll have spent half an hour with someone, and they’ll finally ask, “So what do you think of my new glasses?” I neve...

Nov 17 2019

Outside of Time

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are pretty tough to swallow, being not only about hell but also about the end time and not knowing the precise moment. It is easy to look at these readings and be confused as ...

Nov 16 2019

Perhaps Today

Click here for daily readings Your all-powerful word, from heaven’s royal throne bounded, a fierce warrior, into the doomed land, bearing the sharp sword of your inexorable decree. And as he alighted, he filled every place...

Nov 15 2019

How Beautiful Is The Originator Of It All!

Click here for daily readings As I write this post, my mind and heart are looking forward to Advent, which starts in just 15 days. I always try to add devotion to this time of preparation for Christ’s birth and make sure t...

Nov 14 2019

An Unseen Kingdom?

Click here for daily readings Every time we pray the Our Father, we make the petition, “Thy Kingdom come.” In just a few weeks, we will celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. We know ...

Nov 13 2019

In All Circumstances, Give Thanks

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Luke recounts the story of the healing of the lepers. At this time, lepers were one of the most marginalized and isolated groups. In order to avoid spreading leprosy, which ...

Nov 12 2019

Tis The Season

Click here for daily readings Oh my goodness! We are quickly rounding into the middle of November. All Hallow’s Eve passed in a flash, and immediately the Black Friday Christmas sales started. We are hearing all about how ...

Nov 11 2019

Worthy of Mercy

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings have a little bit of a heavier hand, with a lot of focus on sin and temptation and the ramifications. Hearing the line, “It would be better for him if a millstone were p...

Nov 10 2019

Eyes Set On Heaven

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus informs us that those who are married here on earth will no longer be given in marriage in Heaven. He shares this information with the Sadducees as they asked Jesus wh...

Nov 09 2019

And I Saw Water Flowing Out

Click here for daily readings If you have ever entertained the thought that you can hide your deeds from the Lord, as you do from your fellow men, you are sorely mistaken! How easy it must have been for the merchants in th...

Nov 08 2019

Gifts From God

Click here for daily readings Initially, this blog post was about a totally different topic, but as I was searching for my blog post image, I began to think more and more about what I had already written. The image I came across...

Nov 07 2019

Let It Go

Click here for daily readings Oh, how I’ve been struggling with today’s readings. They appear straightforward, telling us to kneel before God, giving praise and rejoicing, as well as rejoicing among the angels for wh...

Nov 06 2019

Jesus Is Not A Magic Genie

Click here for daily readings Is Jesus a benevolent giver who wants to give you good things? Does He intend to pave your way and keep things running smoothly? Does He want everyone to be happy and get along? Well, yes and no. Je...

Nov 05 2019

We Are One Body

Click here for daily readings I will never forget my first World Youth Day. I really wasn’t old enough to attend at just 13 years of age, but some members of my youth group were going and if Pope John Paul II was going to ...

Nov 04 2019

The Value of Suffering

Click here for daily readings “Oh, if only the suffering soul knew how it is loved by God, it would die of joy and excess of happiness! Some day, we will know the value of suffering, but then we will no longer be able to s...

Nov 03 2019

Short Stature, Big Faith

Click here for daily readings I call today’s Gospel the reading for the short man. I relate to it a lot because I have always been short. Instead of being remembered for his hair color, physique, or heart, he is recognized...

Nov 02 2019

All Souls Day

Click here for daily readings Today is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, which is not a day of obligation. The day (and for many parishes the whole month of November) is a time when we pray for All Souls. We pray f...