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 3, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Romans 12:5-16
Architects have to plan with some idea of what their concept for a building is going to look like “in the flesh.”
They have to know that the materials they will use are durable and safe, and that the structure they are designing will be comfortable and practical for the people who are [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for October 31, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Romans 11:1-2, 11-12,25-29
The gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. (Romans 11:29)
St. Paul grieved deeply that many of his fellow Jews had not accepted the gospel message. Earlier in his letter to the Romans, Paul expressed “great sorrow and constant anguish in my heart” for the Jewish people, and even went so [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for October 13, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: Romans 1:16-25
I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the power of God. (Romans 1:16)
If you want to understand the gospel that Paul preached, try meditating on the word “power.” There are many kinds of power available today: hydroelectric power, atomic power, wind and solar power. We did nothing to create these [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for October 12, 2009

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Meditation: Romans 1:1-7
This is the beginning of a letter.
Paul uses the format standard in his day, but from the start he makes it his own. Instead of offering impersonal “greetings,” he wishes his readers “grace” and God’s peace (Romans 1:7).
In Romans, Paul was writing to a community he did not found and had not [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for September 9, 2009

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Meditation: Colossians 3:1-11
If Paul ever needed a second job, he could have easily found a position writing technical manuals.
He could be clear and concise when he needed to, and he never minced words. Just as a manual tells you how to use a particular appliance or gadget, Paul tells us clearly how to take [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for September 1, 2009

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Meditation: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6,9-11
Surprise! You walk into a room and find your friends gathered to wish you a happy birthday.
Delighted to see them, you put aside your plans for the afternoon and enjoy their company and the party they put together in your honor.
Surprise! The business is closing, and you have only a day [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for August 28, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Moved by his affection for them, Paul urged the Thessalonians to hold fast to all that he had told them.
Judging from this passage, it seems that he didn’t tell them only about faith in Jesus Christ but about personal issues as well. It seems that Paul had been forced to leave [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for August 16, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: John 6:51-58
Whoever eats of this bread will live forever. (John 6:51)
Eternal life simply through eating the Eucharistic bread? Surely there must be more to it than this—and there is, but not in the way we might imagine. Every day, Jesus invites us: “Come, eat of my food, and drink of the wine I [...]

Mass Reading & Meditation for August 2, 2009

Catholic Meditations
Meditation: John 6:24-35
Have you ever dreamed about being born into a fabulously wealthy family?
What would you do with all that money? Well, the truth is that in God, you have the richest Father imaginable! He owns everything in the universe, and he even has the power to create whatever else he wants to. What’s [...]