We hear this said at every Sunday Mass, unless. of course, we don't go to Sunday Mass. Have you ever wondered what this actually means, what we are being asked to do? Photo by Sunyu on Unsplash This is actually a line from the Gospel of John, John 14:27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give …
Category: Reflections
Out into the Deep Water
This Sunday's Gospel reading is Luke 5: 1 - 11. This is when Jesus first asks several of the apostles to follow him and He will "make them fishers of men". Isn't this what Jesus calls us all to do? Photo by Manuel Sardo on Unsplash But Jesus is asking us to do more than just catch others …
Redemption is at Hand
Happy New Year! Well Happy New Liturgical Year anyway. Today we begin the new liturgical year in the Catholic Church. In addition to being a new year it is also the season of Advent. So... Happy Advent! Photo by Grant Whitty on Unsplash When we read today's Gospel Reading, Luke 21: 25 -28, 34 - 36, we may …
Seeing the Forest Through the Tree
Since I have been working with the RCIA candidates, I have been looking at the Gospel readings differently. One of the objectives of the RCIA program is to relate the Catechism and Scripture and the principles learned from them to daily life. So every day when I read the daily readings I try to do …
The Face of Jesus
I have previously written on how we never know when that person we help (or don't help as the case may be) might be Jesus. Like we are told in Matthew 25:45: "Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me." But did …
Reflection: Shunning Over-Familiarity
Today we reflect on “Shunning Over-Familiarity” from “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas A. Kempis. We are told not to open our hearts to everyone we meet, instead we need to use discretion. Many of us like to mingle with the rich and famous, or people younger than us. We feel like we are getting …
A Test of Faith
My last post dealt with a custody battle involving a Facebook acquaintance of mine. I asked the question "What do we do when there are two wills involved?" How do we know which is God's? My friend made the comment that if one more person told her it was God's will that her daughter's father …
Slow to Speak
The other day I played hooky from work, something I don't usually do. I had a bunch of things that needed doing that can only be done during the week so I spent the day driving from here to there and back again. One of my stops included a local Trappist monastery. While my visit …
Look for the Good
Do you have to listen to people complaining all day? They spend all day finding something wrong with everything. When they aren't complaining and pointing out things they perceive as wrong they are gossiping about someone. We all know at least one person like this, maybe even ourselves? Be honest now, haven't you done these things …
Bring Back the Sheep
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday. The gospel reading is John 10:11 - 18. This is where Jesus tells us that He is the Good Shepherd. He then describes what a good shepherd does. We learn that a good shepherd will lay down his life for his sheep. If a lion comes into the flock, the good …
The Wayward Catholic 