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Do we desire the Kingdom of God?
A Reflection on the Readings for February 19th the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1: Lv 19:1-2,17-18 Psalm: Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 Reading 2: 1 Cor 3:16-23 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48 This week we are being called to think about what it is and means to be...
Life Giving Love
“I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine.” - Song of Songs 6:3 God ultimately desires and plans all new life to be started in love, to be raised in love, and to become love for others. He creates each soul with a need for love. Our call to love is based in who we...
Monica’s Praise Report 2/08/23
For those whose eyes are fixed on Jesus, it is not that we are not in the storm - we are right there with the rest of the world, but having your eyes fixed on Jesus means that we have a constant - the Constant, someone who is unchanging. His love, mercy and hope are...
Purified Remnant of Israel
A Reflection on the Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Is 58:7-10Psalm: Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Second Reading: 1 Cor 2:1-5Alleluia: Jn 8:12Gospel: Mt 5:13-16 Most scholars seem to agree that the last ten chapters of Isaiah (56-66), with the...
Monica’s Praise Report 2/01/23
God is good - always! Despite my personal struggles, my current mood, the status of our finances, the faith life of our family members - despite our health troubles, our parenting issues, our learning and teaching challenges- despite this fallen world in which we live...
Presentation and Purification
This coming Thursday, February 2nd, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. This event that is the Fourth Joyful Mystery has tones of joy and sorrow. It also reflects commitment to living out the faith of the family and to...
Monica’s Praise Report 1/25/23
We are in that time between the manger and the cross. Our challenge is to live them both. Not just those of us in the midst of suffering, but all of us. The Church Militant is called to be Christ-like no matter our role- in His suffering and in His joy and peace and...
Reflection 01/24/23
A Reflection on the Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Zep 2:3; 3:12-13Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-101 Cor 1:26-31Mt 5:1-12a When I was a young girl, I fell hard and fast for the celebrities I saw on television and in magazines. Actors, actresses and singers. With...
The Book of Immanuel
A Reflection on Readings for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 22, 2023 First Reading: IS 8:23-9:3 Responsorial Psalm: PS 27:1, 4, 13-14 Second Reading: 1 COR 1:10-13, 17 Gospel: MT 4:12-23 Chapters 7-12 of Isaiah are often referred to as “The Book of...
Monica’s Praise Report 1/18/23
How good and all-knowing our God is! Some months, I ask Him, “What is going on?” Some months, I say, “Ohhhh, I see what You may have been doing there”. His ways are not our ways! We do not always understand the whys and whens and hows, but every now and then, we have...