All good giving and every perfect gift is from above.

6TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME All good giving and every perfect gift is from above. What are you giving up for Lent? It’s a familiar question to ask and answer on the day before Ash Wednesday. The forty days of Lent can provide a perfect opportunity to break a harmful...

Consider it all joy

6TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Consider it all joy . . . when you encounter various trials. All joy? Who talks like that? We can get so used to hearing statements like this one in the Bible that they wash over us without our really noticing how strange they are. Blessed...

Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy them?

SAINT SCHOLASTICA, VIRGIN (MEMORIAL) Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy them?  Wait, who asked this question? We’d expected it from someone in the crowd whose stomach was empty and grumbling. Or from one of Jesus’ critics anticipating a stumble on his part....

Immediately the man’s ears were opened

5TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly.  What would you say if you had never heard or spoken before, and then suddenly you were able to do both? You’d probably thank whoever had healed...

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