Today is the memorial of St. Gregory the Great. The gospel reading, particular to the memorial is Luke 22:24-30 which recounts when “argument broke out among the Apostles about which of them should...
St. Gregory the Great
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Friar Reflection
Into Deeper Waters
Just as if it were yesterday, Jesus calls us to cast our “nets” into a sea that seems empty but is full of “fish” to be “caught.” Jesus said to Peter, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets...
Revealing the Good We Can Do
Pope Francis has done a TV commercial. The Pope recorded the public service announcement for the “It’s Up to You” campaign launched by the U.S.-based nonpartisan, nonprofit Ad Council to increase...
Dealing with Demons
The story from the Gospel tells us that the people of that time believed in Evil Spirits. They also believed that in some way illness, physical or mental was caused by an evil spirit. In either...
The Power of the Word and Human Need
On January 1st 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in the midst of the Civil War. Slaves who lived within the borders of the Confederacy remained in bondage. Most never heard about the...
Bringing Enough Oil
Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Monica. She is known to be the patron saint for married women, difficult marriages, disappointing children, victims of adultery or unfaithfulness, victims of...
Let us be someone to others.
“Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so.” Saint Theresa of Calcutta said once that: “God walks away when we distance ourselves from the brother. Sometimes we have the...
Compassion and Peace
The American historian Howard Zinn offers this insight on what we can learn from the study of history: “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human...
Come and See
We all have our blinders and prejudices. The first disciples were no exception. So, when Philip told Nathanael that Jesus from Nazareth was the one foretold in the Scripture, Nathanael found this...
We Give Thanks…
Today we begin to read from 1 Thessalonians, the earliest writing in the New Testament. The Gospels were not written until the 70’s & 80’s. Paul wrote his letters in the 50’s and Thessalonians...
Wherever You Go
Love and faithfulness…that is all God requires. Both readings today give us insight into the meaning of this requirement. A Jewish scholar of the Law asks Jesus which commandment is the greatest,...
Here I am Lord. I come to do your will.
Many are invited but few are chosen. When I reflect on the Gospel reading from today, I imagine a beautiful handwritten envelope among the mail I usually get. It is not just any envelope. This one...