Category Archives: Ordinary Time 2020

Nov 28 2020

Cry out: Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!

Click here for daily readings Today is the last day of the liturgical year. For a whole year we have journeyed and struggled and wrestled and wondered and wandered with humanity as we have liturgically made our way from ...

Nov 27 2020

The Kingdom of God is at Hand

Click here for daily readings For me the day after Thanksgiving has no special meaning or space like an annual routine. As the years have passed, so has what the day holds. There have been times when I’ve been bund...

Nov 26 2020

An Attitude of Gratitude

Click here for daily readings It’s always interesting to hear the reactions when we have a period of Indian summer during our Michigan autumn. Some are in seventh heaven, pull out the golf clubs, throw some meat on...

Nov 25 2020

Christ Over Cancel Culture

Click here for daily readings Cancel culture is something we’ve become all too familiar with in our current, well, culture. But, for those of you who may not know what cancel culture is – on dictionary.com, ca...

Nov 24 2020

It’s Going to be OK

Click here for daily readings In all the other years of my life, even ones that were less than great, I haven’t taken much notice of the Scripture passages we read as we came to the end of the liturgical year. That&...

Nov 23 2020

Some Gave All

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel we hear of a poor widow who gives everything she has – two small coins – to the treasury. Although wealthy people gave more than two coins, Jesus says tha...

Nov 22 2020

Christ is King, and Not Just in Heaven

Click here for daily reading Today is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This impressive title calls to mind Christ’s heavenly glory and His power over nature. But how often do we think of...

Nov 21 2020

The Presentation of Mary

Click here for daily readings Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Presentation of Mary. This is not found in the Gospel, but is based on an ancient tradition that Mary was taken to the Temple in Jerusalem and...

Nov 20 2020

Being a Christian Requires Sacrifice

Click here for daily readings According to tradition, John the Evangelist was the only disciple that was not martyred. He died on the island of Patmos, in exile. Perhaps the Lord spared him to write the book of Revelatio...

Nov 19 2020

Help! My Eyes Are Leaking!

Click here for daily readings I cried for the first time in 16 years this past summer. I went 16 years without a good sob. I think the last time I cried I was 10 or 11. It was probably related to getting left out of a fam...

Nov 18 2020

Serving a Demanding God

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel features one of the more confusing parables for our modern ears. Jesus tells us about a nobleman who leaves gold coins with some of his servants while he is away. When he...

Nov 17 2020

Finding a Way to See the Lord

Click here for daily readings The story of Zacchaeus has been following me around lately, between Gospel readings and Lectio Divina reflections and opening prayers at Confirmation sessions. So I have to wonder – wha...

Nov 16 2020

What Have You Lost?

Click here for daily readings Even today, I can remember the conversation. I was probably eight years old, or somewhere thereabouts. My friends and I were discussing our attachments to our senses. Which would you rather ...

Nov 15 2020

Letting Trust Overcome Fear

Click here for daily readings Those of us who are naturally risk-averse might feel a little uncomfortable with today’s Gospel. After all, isn’t it safer not to take the chance of losing the talent? As I refle...

Nov 14 2020

Father Knows Best (And Gives Freely To His Children)

Click here for daily readings Today’s parable is straightforward on the surface: we should never become weary of praying, even if it seems our prayer is not being heard. But if we just look a little deeper, there i...

Nov 13 2020

Choose Love

Click here for daily readings Today the Church celebrates St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Mother Cabrini was the first citizen of the United States to become a saint. She worked with immigrants, established schools and hospi...

Nov 12 2020

The Law of Love

Click here for daily readings Today’s First Reading, written by Paul from a jail cell, shows the beauty and depth of the statement, “I have come not to abolish the law, but fulfill it.” Paul states...

Nov 11 2020

The Cleansing of the Ten Lepers

Click here for daily readings “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.” (Lk 17:19) As Jesus was traveling through Samaria and Galilee, He healed ten lepers. The miracle began with the powerful words ...

Nov 10 2020

Servant Leadership

Click here for daily readings It is hard to think of myself as a “servant.” As a wife and mother of 5, I spend the vast majority of my time in service to my family. But I am quick to point out to my children ...

Nov 09 2020

Carry Out the Mission You Are Charged With For the Building Up of the Church

Click here for daily readings Today is the feast of the Dedication of St John Lateran in Rome. The Lateran Basilica is called “mother and head of all the churches of the city and the world.” In fact, this bas...