Category Archives: Susan Ciancio

Nov 10 2021

An Examination of Blessings

Click here for daily readings In today’s gospel, Luke tells the story of Jesus healing ten lepers. All the lepers walk away, and only one returns to thank Him. Jesus says to him, “Ten were cleansed, were they ...

Oct 31 2021

The Greatest Commandments

Click here for daily readings Today, in the Gospel of Mark, we read that the scribes asked Jesus which was the first, or most important, of the commandments. To this, Christ responded: “You shall love the Lord your ...

Oct 14 2021

My Soul Waits for You, Lord

Click here for daily readings The Responsorial Psalm for today says: “I trust in the Lord; my soul trusts in His word. My soul waits for the Lord.” Trusting in the Lord is often easier said than done. We live ...

Oct 12 2021

Are You Filled with Plunder and Evil?

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, Jesus ate a meal with a Pharisee. When they sat down to eat, Jesus did not go through the washing ritual that was appropriate for Jews of the time, and the Pharis...

Sep 24 2021

God Fights for Us

Click here for daily readings The Responsorial Psalm for today talks about hope in the Lord. It implores: “Do me justice, O God, and fight my fight against a faithless people.” It seems our world today is full...

Sep 11 2021

Producing Good

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, we hear a very fitting line for 9/11: “A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil prod...

Sep 04 2021

God Must Come First

Click here for daily readings The First Reading for today is from Colossians, and it’s just one sentence long. But it’s a powerful and thought-provoking sentence. In part, it reads: “You once were aliena...

Sep 04 2021

God Must Come First

Click here for daily readings The First Reading for today is from Colossians, and it’s just one sentence long. But it’s a powerful and thought-provoking sentence. In part, it reads: “You once were aliena...

Aug 20 2021

The Significance of Love

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, the Pharisees asked Jesus what the greatest commandment was. He responded: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and w...

Aug 20 2021

The Significance of Love

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, the Pharisees asked Jesus what the greatest commandment was. He responded: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and w...

Jul 31 2021

Paving the Path to Heaven

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, we read the story of the beheading of John the Baptist. According to Matthew, at Herod’s birthday celebration, Herodias’ daughter performed a dance th...

Jul 02 2021

Dinner with Christ

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, we read that the Pharisees questioned why Jesus sat for a meal with tax collectors and sinners. Jesus responded: “Those who are well do not need a physician, bu...

Jun 30 2021

The Lord Hears Our Cries

Click here for daily readings The First Reading and the Responsorial Psalm tie in really well together today. In the First Reading, we hear the story of Hagar and her son Ishmael, the son of Abraham. In this story, Abraha...

Jun 10 2021

The Glory of the Lord

Click here for daily readings The Responsorial Psalm for today says: “The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.” When Jesus walked on Earth and people heard Him speak, they could not help but become excite...

May 18 2021

Bear Witness

Click here for daily readings In today’s First Reading, Paul gives a farewell address to some disciples in Miletus. He says to them: “I served the Lord with all humility and with the tears and trials that came...

May 08 2021

We Do Not Belong to This World

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus said to His disciples: “If the world hates you, realize that it hated Me first.” He then goes on to remind them that they do not belong to t...

Apr 26 2021

I Am the Gate

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells His disciples: “I am the gate. Anyone who enters through me will be safe. . . . I have come so that they may have life and have it to the fu...

Apr 15 2021

Obedience to God

Click here for daily readings In today’s reading, Peter and the Apostles were brought before the Sanhedrin. The high priest admonished them, saying they were not to preach in Jesus’ name. Peter responded: &ldq...

Mar 29 2021

Give Christ the Best of You

Click here for daily readings In the Gospel reading today, we read of Jesus’ visit to the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. As Jesus sat, Mary anointed His feet with an expensive oil and then wiped them with her h...

Mar 01 2021

The Command to Forgive

Click here for daily readings Forgiveness is one of the most amazing gifts God has given us. Yet, forgiveness is a gift we struggle to bestow on others. In the Gospel of Luke today, Jesus teaches His disciples that ...