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Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
In the Gospel Jesus says worry more about what is in our hearts than what goes into our stomachs…basically he’s saying don’t worry about dietary laws but change your hearts. Fr. Michael equates this to the masks of sin that we all wear and that hide our true selves from each other. Pray for the…
DetailsMatthew 5:17-37 Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from…
DetailsWe are the salt of the earth and a light to the world, Jesus says. Fr. Jim echos that statement in his Gospel Study and encourages us to share the light of our faith in our daily lives. Matthew 5:13-16 Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt…
DetailsGiven at Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House during a Day of Prayer focused on making decisions through discernment, Fr. Michael contrasts the unifying nature of God with the divisive nature of sin. Mark 3:22-30 The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he…
DetailsThis Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This Feast has its own readings and Gospel, separate from the current cycle. If this Sunday were Ordinary Time we would hear Matthew 5:1-12, the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, also known as the Beatitudes which Fr. Jim explores in today’s…
DetailsJesus shows in the Gospel that the Law and human compassion are not always in sync with each other. Weaving this story into our modern times, Fr. Michael preaches that even though abortion is legal and giving basic human aid to illegal immigrants illegal, as Christians we must speak truth to power when our faith…
DetailsGod called to Samuel in the night and after three times, Samuel said, “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.” Fr. Michael urges us to seek the grace to listen for God’s call. Mark 1:29-39 On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with…
DetailsJohn 1:29-34 John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but…
DetailsJesus did miraculous things; signs that his power was from God and greater than our own. Fear and worry are not from God but in the midst of storms, famine or sickness it is all too easy to get lost in our worries and fears. Fr. Michael reminds us that God’s love for us is…
DetailsFr. Jim did not record a Gospel Study to match this weeks reading from Matthew detailing Jesus’ baptism by John. This passage from Luke gives a greater account of John. Listen as Fr. Jim teaches us a little more about who John was and the mission he undertook. Luke 3:1-6 In the fifteenth year of…
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