First Reading: Exodus 24:3-8 Reflection: In this Sunday’s first reading we hear about the covenant God made with Moses and the Israelites during the time of the Exodus. The Israelites had recently been released from slavery in Egypt after the famous… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Reflection: This Sunday’s first reading speaks of the time of the Exodus. The Israelites had been enslaved by the Egyptians for 400 years. Then, God raised up Moses to lead the people to freedom. Through many… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Reflection: This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. After Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday, He remained on earth and appeared to many in resurrected form. After forty days (a… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Reflection: This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King as the culmination of the Church’s liturgical year, before we begin a new liturgical year with Advent. There are two themes resonating through the readings… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14B-16A Reflection: The first reading this Sunday recounts the time after the Exodus when the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. This was a time of testing for them and also an opportunity for them… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Exodus 34:4B-6, 8-9 Reflection: This Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Our belief in a Triune God is the central teaching of our Christian faith and a profound mystery summarized as this: there is one… Continue Reading →
First Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Reflection: David’s encounter with the leaders of the twelve Israelite tribes at Hebron is a classic story of the establishment of a covenant, this time not between God and humankind, but between a leader and… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Genesis 14:18-20 Reflection: Melchizedek is a mysterious figure in Scripture. This passage is the only time he appears. Then, he is referenced in Psalm 110, and the book of Hebrews in the New Testament gives a good amount… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31 Reflection: The book of Proverbs is all about wisdom. We all need wisdom in life. Wisdom is more than just knowledge. It is the ability to choose what is right. And all true wisdom comes from… Continue Reading →
First Reading: Revelation 11:19A; 12:1-6A, 10AB Reflection: The book of Revelation is full of symbolic imagery. This passage is no exception. The Apostle John had a vision of heaven and there he saw the ark of the covenant, which had… Continue Reading →
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