Mass Reading & Meditation for November 7, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Luke 16:9-15
The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones. (Luke 16:10).
If we read these words in the context of today’s whole Gospel passage, we can see that Jesus considers money to be a “very small matter.” We may find that difficult to swallow. What about those [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for November 4, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Romans 13:8-10
Love is the fulfillment of the law. (Romans 13:10)
One day an expert of the law approached Jesus and wanted to know how to obtain eternal life. Jesus asked him what the law stated. The man explained that you must love God with your whole heart, mind, and strength, and also love your [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for November 1, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Matthew 5:1-12
All Saints
Blessed are they … (Matthew 5:4)
It’s easy to read the beatitudes and see in them the lives of the saints. We could probably take a pencil and paper right now and make a quick list: poor in spirit—St. Francis; mourning—St. Monica; hungry for righteousness—St. Benedict; merciful—Mother Teresa; clean of heart—St. Maria [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for October 30, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Luke 14:1-6
Once again, Jesus found himself in the middle of a controversy.
The Pharisees who confronted him held to a limited interpretation of God’s commands, which led them to suspect Jesus and look for any opportunity to trip him up. For his part, Jesus took their scrutiny as a chance to teach them about [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for October 29, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Luke 13:31-35
You will not see me until the time comes when you say, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” (Luke 13:35)
Have you ever tried to put yourself in this verse? Jesus so longs to gather us to him, and yet we refuse. We don’t have time. We’re too [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection …

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
October 25, 2009
Gospel: (Mark 10:46-52)
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples, Bartimaeus, a blind man, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” Many rebuked him, telling him to [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for October 25, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Mark 10:46-52
Bartimaeus certainly knew how to stand out in a crowd.
A blind beggar, he was convinced that Jesus had the power to restore his sight. And he was desperate enough to cry out to Jesus over and over again until he received the healing he sought.
We may not be physically blind, but we [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for October 22, 2009

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Meditation: Romans 6:19-23
Having a one-on-one, toe-to-toe, face-to-face conversation with St. Paul must have been a riveting experience.
Just try to imagine the intense look in his eyes. Picture the scars on his forehead, the result of being stoned outside the city walls. Picture his weathered face, and you can feel his passionate love for Christ, [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for October 21, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Luke 12:39-48
If the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. (Luke 12:39)
Have you ever wondered why Jesus compared himself to a thief when preaching about his second coming? Why did he also use the example of a [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection …

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
October 18, 2009
Gospel: (Mark 10:35-45)
Jesus said to the disciples, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be first among [...]