The Temple Tax
Monday, November 21, 2011 – Matthew 17:24-27 – The Temple Tax When we throw ourselves into understanding and living the Gospel we run the risk of becoming fanatic about its meaning and implications....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Hosea 14 Conversion and Hope God’s love is so immense that we are invited to conversion every moment of our lives – even when we have greatly sinned. This is a message we have...
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 Psalm 69:32 Our Song My song will please the Lord more than oxen, more than bullocks with horns and hooves; see, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek the Lord, take...
View ArticlePrayer for Generosity
Second Sunday of Lent, March 23, 2014 Amos 8:5-6 Prayer for Generosity Jesus says: Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?...
View ArticleThe Altar of Our Lives – Part I
Friday, July 11, 2014 2 Chronicles 4 The Altar of Our Lives – Part I What does it mean to lay our sacrifices upon God’s altar? What good does takes place when we lay our lives upon the Lord’s altar...
View ArticleOf No Avail
Friday, August 1, 2014 Jeremiah 11 Of No Avail What right has my beloved in my house, while she prepares her plots? A spreading olive tree, goodly to behold, the Lord has named you; now he sets fire to...
View ArticleRefusing Panic
Friday, October 3, 2014 Psalm 15 Refusing Panic Who may dwell in the Lord’s tent or upon the Lord’s holy mountain? Jeremiah has spoken to God’s people just as God has asked, and for his fidelity and...
View ArticleJohn 7: In Harmony with God
John 7: In Harmony with God Third Sunday of Easter, April 10, 2016 I have returned from a trip to New York with children and grandchildren and I stumble upon this reflection written after a summertime...
View Article2 Samuel 24: Bold Penance
2 Samuel 24: Bold Penance Friday, March 17, 2017 A Favorite from March 8, 2008. We looked at the beginning of this chapter this past September when we focused on the idea that silence in a division...
View Article2 Maccabees 12:38-46: Battle – Part VI
2 Maccabees 12:38-46: Battle – Part VI Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 11, 2018 It is the endurance of the Maccabees we seek through our intense hope in the promises of God. It is the fidelity of the...
View ArticleWisdom 3: Duality in Fire
Wisdom 3: Duality in Fire Tuesday, April 24, 2018 As we continue to spend time reflecting on our duality, we revisit the theme of trial and endurance; we ask and we pray . . . from whence comes the...
View ArticleMatthew 17:24-27: The Temple Tax
Matthew 17:24-27: The Temple Tax Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24, 2018 Today we celebrate the coming of the One who teaches us how to pay the Temple tax, how to live in this world while not being...
View ArticleHosea 14: Conversion and Hope
Friday, May 8, 2020 Hosea 14 Conversion and Hope God’s love is so immense that we are invited to conversion every moment of our lives – even when we have greatly sinned. This is a message we have...
View ArticlePsalm 69:32: Our Song
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Psalm 69:32 Our Song My song will please the Lord more than oxen, more than bullocks with horns and hooves; see, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek the Lord, take...
View ArticleAmos 8:5-6: Prayer for Generosity
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Amos 8:5-6 Prayer for Generosity Jesus says: Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3) We...
View Article2 Chronicles 4: The Altar of Our Lives – Part I
Sunday, June 27, 2021 2 Chronicles 4 The Altar of Our Lives – Part I What does it mean to lay our sacrifices upon God’s altar? What good does takes place when we lay our lives upon the Lord’s altar...
View ArticleJeremiah 11: Of No Avail
Monday, July 19, 2021 Jeremiah 11 Of No Avail What right has my beloved in my house, while she prepares her plots? A spreading olive tree, goodly to behold, the Lord has named you; now he sets fire to...
View ArticlePsalm 15: Refusing Panic
Monday, September 20 , 2021 Psalm 15 Refusing Panic Who may dwell in the Lord’s tent or upon the Lord’s holy mountain? Jeremiah has spoken to God’s people just as God has asked, and for his fidelity...
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