A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear God People, In today’s Gospel, Luke 4:24-30, we watch the tension rising between Jesus and the people from His own neighborhood as He returns to the Synagogue in
A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, In this Sunday’s Gospel (John 2:13-25), we have the story of Jesus driving the money changers out of the temple. He was angry, for sure. He
A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, I think if there were only one chapter in the Bible left in the whole world, I pray it would be
A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, Today in the first reading from the Old Testament at Mass we hear the sad story of Joseph, the beloved youngest son
A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, This isn’t about today’s Gospel, but it’s about our relationship with God. Each day I pray a holy hour in the chapel we call Cor
A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, Today we hear an incredibly graphic prophecy of the Passion and death of Jesus, from Jesus Himself (Mt 20:17-28). Imagine how the
A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, In today’s Gospel (Mt. 23:1-12) Jesus continues the theme of yesterday’s sermon: This is the way to become more like your Father in Heaven.
A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, “It’s human nature,” we say. “To fall. To fail. To choose the apple instead of the pearl of great price. It’s just human nature.” And God knows our nature.
A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, Pope Francis often talks about Passion. Here I’m not referring to the passion as the suffering and death of Jesus, but rather the word meaning great ardor or
A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, Today Jesus gives us some insight into what it means to be God. The passage begins, Love your enemies (Mt 5:43-48). Imagine his followers hearing it for
A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, Today Jesus places before us in the Gospel at Mass the observation that we may have more moments than we realize in which we
A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, In the Book of Revelation (which we aren’t reading at Mass today) we hear Jesus say, Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My
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