Category Archives: Perpetua Phelps

Aug 02 2021

Satisfaction

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are all about provision and satisfaction. We see what happens to those who are grateful, and ungrateful for his gifts. In the First Reading we see the Israelites lamenting abo...

Jul 20 2021

Stretch Out Your Hand

Click here for daily readings When I prepare to write my blog posts, I usually listen to an uplifting Christian song when or before I read the readings. I put my music on shuffle play and the song Confidence by Sanctus Real came...

Jun 27 2021

A Leap of Faith

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is all about faith. Though the “star of the show” of today’s excerpt from Mark is the healing of the Synagogue official’s daughter (and there is much I c...

May 14 2021

Remain in My Love

Click here for daily readings The word ‘love’ appears nine times in today’s Gospel alone. Why? Because love is what this Gospel is all about. Remain in my love. Jesus particularly stresses this as he spea...

Apr 28 2021

A Light in the Darkness

Click here for daily readings I stood outside, shivering a little against the chilly night air. Many people stood around me in the dark, all silent. Through a break in the crowd, I could see the fire-lit faces of the priests and...

Apr 17 2021

It Is I, Do Not Be Afraid

Click here for daily readings How do you suppose the apostles felt that night? I mean, think about it. Your Rabbi and friend was just brutally killed. The Jews might come for you next because you knew him. You’re pro...

Mar 22 2021

Silent Trust

Click here for daily readings “Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil, for you are at my side.” What do you think of as you hear these words from today’s Responsorial Psalm? Trust? Courage? ...

Feb 15 2021

Choices

Click here for daily readings Today’s First Reading is pretty intense. The story of Cain and Abel is littered with sins large and small, and worse, the Bible is just getting started! But one of the lessons here is that lif...

Jan 30 2021

He Cares

Click here for daily readings “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” When we read these words in the Gospel it’s easy to think that the apostles are acting ridiculous. “Of course he cares!&rdqu...

Jan 01 2021

We Are Blessed

Click here for daily readings Looking back at 2020, it is easy to say with disgust that it was a terrible year. No doubt about it. In a sense, yes, it was terrible, but it was also rich. Think of it this way. Miners don&rs...

Dec 03 2020

Strong Foundations

Click here for daily readings Today’s readings are all about foundations. A simple matter, really. Foundations are often overlooked in the everyday world. But that does not make them any less important. In the First Readin...

Nov 04 2020

Rejoice! You’ve Got a Cross to Carry!

Click here for daily readings Are you happy? A simple question really. If you are someone who says “yes”, good for you. Now, examine yourself. Why? What makes you happy? Are you truly happy or is it an illusion? Now,...