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 …
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Sunday Reflection: Do Not Disbelieve
Are you a doubting Thomas? Do you need proof that Jesus is real? Do you need to be able to see and touch the holes the nails made? (John 20:19 - 31) It can be hard to believe in something you can't physically see or touch. But it can be done. Many years ago when …
Keeping Watch – Luke 12:35
I certainly don't claim to be a biblical scholar, and I certainly am not a theologian (I can't even pronounce it), I am just a layperson who sees how God has worked in my life. When I began my journey one of the many things I learned was that every time you read a passage …
What Have You Done With My Lord
"What have you done with my Lord?" These are the words that Mary used when she entered the tomb of Jesus and found it empty. These are the same words we can use when we see all that is happening in the world around us. Every day there is more violence around us whether it …
Taking the Narrow Gate
How often when faced with a choice do we opt for the easiest one? How often do we follow the crowd and do what everyone else is doing, even if we aren't sure it is the right thing to do? Or to follow along with Jesus' teaching and take the broad road in order to …
Sunday Reflection: Duty to Live in the Light
Every once in awhile I come across a passage in the bible that hits me, like a two by four. This happened last night when I read Ephesians 5: 6 - 20. I wish I had read this forty years ago. Maybe if I had I would have this whole thing called life figured out …
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John 1:38 What are you looking for
It has been awhile since I have done a Sunday reflection, but then it has been awhile since I have done any reflecting or even much writing. So here goes… “What are you looking for?” This is what Jesus asks the two disciples of John the Baptist when they begin to follow him. (John 1:38) …
How are You Spending Your Talents
I hate to admit it but I am not always the smartest person in the room, especially when it comes to my faith, theology, the catechism, and especially interpreting the Bible. Sometimes passages will speak to me (sometimes they even yell at me) and other times they make no sense to me at all, or …
If I Knew Then – Reflection of a Wayward Catholic
One of the first things I did when I decided to find my way back to God was to read the Bible. This is something I had never done. I remember once as a teenager, perhaps when I was in college, picking it up and starting to read it but I didn't get very far. …
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Which Group Are You In
Every morning, well almost every morning, I read the daily readings from the Mass, then I read the "Year of Faith" homily from Catholic Online. I like to start my day off learning something from Jesus. Today's Gospel reading is Luke 7:11 - 17, which is about Jesus walking into Nain with his followers. They meet …
The Wayward Catholic 