Reflections of a Roman Catholic Priest
Start here with the readings for this weekend. Jesus speaks to us today through the parable of the weeds among the wheat. Jesus Himself is the one who is sowing good seed in the field of our world. The good seed or the wheat represents Jesus’ disciples, the holy ones who have heard Jesus’ message... Continue Reading →
Start here with this weekend's readings. Jesus Christ is the Divine Sower who scatters the seeds of His grace into our lives in so many different and abundant ways. He gives us His Word in Sacred Scripture. He gives us His very Body and Blood in the Holy Eucharist. He gives us the Holy Spirit... Continue Reading →
Start here with the readings for this weekend. Our Lord presents an invitation to each one of us today and every day: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” I think that most of us long for this from the Lord. But I also think that... Continue Reading →
Click here to see the readings for this weekend. Our Lord gives us a challenging call in the Gospel today. He tells us that whoever loves father, or mother, or son, or daughter more than Him is not worthy of Him. This sounds radical to us. Isn’t our family supposed to be number one on... Continue Reading →
Click here to see this weekend's readings. In our readings this weekend, we hear about fear. We might be a little confused, though. Because in the Gospel reading, Jesus tells us to not be afraid, but He also tells us to be afraid. So what’s going on? Which one is it? Should we fear, or... Continue Reading →
Click here for the readings of the day At this point in the Gospel of Matthew, we are in the middle of a long series of Jesus’ teachings to His disciples. In these teachings, Jesus explains how to live in right relationship with God, with ourselves, and with one another. His teaching for us today... Continue Reading →
Click here for this weekend's readings. In all of the readings today, we see the heart of God burning with desire for us. His heart is moved with pity for us because we are troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. He desires that we might belong to Him and He to us. There... Continue Reading →
Total Surrender 