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The Feast of St. John the Baptist: Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, verses 57-66, 80 We are told the story of the birth of John the Baptist.  But even more importantly, we see where this story points for not only the life of John, but the life of Christ. What is true of John, my friends, of course is true for us as well.  We find our story within it's verses. Special guest appearance by my bro...

Sermon on the Mount: Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 7, verses 15-20 We conclude this three week run of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount today with Jesus cautioning us to beware of false prophets.  How will we know them?  By their works. Not by their Twitter or Instagram or Snapchat posts.  Not by their slogans or their traditions.  A tree is known by its fruit.  That's all you need...

Sermon on the Mount: Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 7, verses 6, 12-14 Jesus continues through His great discourse in Matthew's Gospel.  Today, he speaks of pearls and swine, treasure and dogs.  So just what, exactly, are those pearls that we carry?  And what does that responsibility invite me to?  Beyond that, Jesus invites us to travel the narrow road for broad is the path that l...

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 7, verses 1-5 Jesus continues His Sermon on the Mount teachings, today inviting us to be wary of our judgment of others.  The distinction we flesh out, however, is between judging situations and judging other people's intentions and goodness.  One is ok.  The other is not. We also celebrate a feast day today: St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 19-23 Jesus continues to make His way through the Sermon on the Mount.  Today, he challenges us to look at what we value.  Is it something transitory or passing?  Or is it eternal?   So how do we know?  We can only find out what we value by looking within.  But there are some tools that can help us know what we value on the ou...

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 7-15 Jesus continues His Sermon on the Mount.  Today we get that section displaced from yesterday's Gospel in which Jesus teaches us how to pray with the Our Father.   Two points we ponder - what it means to go to your inner room and why that is so necessary.  And we discuss the similarity of the Lord's Prayer with the Greatest Commandment t...

The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 1-6, 16-18 (Sermon on the Mount) Jesus uses the examples of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to show how they can be tools that bring us closer to the Father, or also tools that can be more about us.  What goes on beneath the decisions we make and the actions we choose?

Tuesday, Week 11 of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 43-48 (Sermon on the Mount)

Monday of the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 38-42

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Hosea 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9

Sermon on the Mount: Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 20-26

Sermon on the Mount: Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 17-19

The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 13-16 (Salt & Light)

Monday of the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 1-12 (the Beatitudes)

Friday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Mark, Chapter 12, verses 35-37

Thursday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Mark, Chapter 12, verses 28-34

Wednesday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Mark, Chapter 12, verses 18-27

Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr: Gospel of Mark, Chapter 12, verses 13-17

The Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, verses 39-56

Friday of the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Mark, Chapter 11, verses 11-26

Thursday of the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Mark, Chapter 10, verses 46-52

Wednesday of the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time (Feast of St. Philip Neri): Gospel of Mark, Chapter 10, verses 32-45

8th Week of Ordinary Time: Gospel of Mark, Chapter 10, verses 28-31

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter: Gospel of John, Chapter 21, verses 15-19

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter: Gospel of John, Chapter 17, verses 20-26