Jul 29, 2019
Readings:
Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21–23
Psalm 90:3–4, 5–6, 12–13, 14, 17
Colossians 3:1–5, 9–11
Luke 12:13–21
Trust in God—as the Rock of our salvation, as the Lord who made us
His chosen people, as our shepherd and guide. This should be the
mark of our following of Jesus.
Like the Israelites we recall in...
Jul 22, 2019
Readings:
Genesis 18:20–32
Psalm 138:1–3, 6–8
Colossians 2:12–14
Luke 11:1–13
Though we be “but dust and ashes,” we can presume to draw near and speak boldly to our Lord, as Abraham dares in this week’s First Reading.
But even Abraham—the friend of God (see Isaiah 41:8), our father in the faith (see...
Jul 15, 2019
Readings:
Genesis 18:1–10
Psalm 15:2–5
Colossians 1:24–28
Luke 10:38–42
God wants to dwell with each of us personally, intimately—as the
mysterious guests once visited Abraham’s tent, as Jesus once
entered the home of Mary and Martha.
By his hospitality in this week’s First Reading, Abraham shows us how...
Jul 8, 2019
Readings:
Deuteronomy 30:10–14
Psalm 69:14, 17, 30–31, 33–34, 36–37
Colossians 1:15–20
Luke 10:25–37
We are to love God and our neighbor with all the strength of our
being, as the scholar of the Law answers Jesus in this week’s
Gospel.
This command is nothing remote or mysterious—it’s already written...