"Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from theLord....

"The Lord God then called to the man and asked him: Where are you?"  (Genesis 3: 9). We read today the climax of the story of cre...

"Now the snake was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made."  (Genesis 3: 1). Chapter 3 of Genesis is...

"The Lord God said: It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suited to him."  (Genesis 2: 18). Today we refle...

"The Lord God gave the man this order: You are free to eat from any of the trees of the garden except the tree of knowledge of good and...

"Then God said: Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds o...

"Whatever villages or towns or countryside he [Jesus] entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might to...

“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” (Luke 5: 5). Simon and his part...

"May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lor...

"Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you....

"He [Jesus] summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.  He instructed them...

"Endure your trials as “discipline”.  (Hebrews 12: 7). It was one Sunday morning at the 10 am Mass that I heard the above Scripture fr...

"Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere...

"By faith they conquered kingdoms."  (Heb 11: 33). Who are these who conquered kingdoms and did mighty deeds by faith?  They are:...

"The word of the LORD came to me, saying: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet ...

"Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord." (Luke 2: 22). Today is the feast of the Presentation of ...

"You need endurance to do the will of God and receive what he has promised."  (Hebrews 10: 36). Our reflection today is from the ...

February 1, 2019  -  First Friday in February. The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus:  Jesus promised 12 special favors to all those...

"Jesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lamps...

“Hear this! A sower went out to sow."  (Mark 4: 3). Today's Gospel presents us with one of the most important and consequential pa...