Last week our daily gospels were taken from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5). A major theme was a series of three gospels was a description of progression in Christian discipleship in asking...
Love and Hate
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Friar Reflection
Turn the Other Cheek
In today’s Gospel Jesus continues his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:28). In this section Jesus continues his authoritative interpretation of the Torah, the Scripture. He first quotes a...
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Today is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. As we hear in today readings this feast is a celebration of God’s love for us.: “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God;...
Greater Righteousness
In today’s Gospel Jesus continues his Sermon on the Mount by calling his disciples to a “greater righteousness.” In his programmatic statement Jesus warns his disciples: “I tell you, unless your...
The Foundation
Today is the third of three days reflecting on the daily gospels all taken from Matthew 5, the Sermon on the Mount. They are not merely three disconnected sections of the Sermon on the Mount; they...
When the Beatitudes become visible
Today is the second of three consecutive days when I am presiding at the parish daily Mass. The three gospels are all taken from Matthew 5, the Sermon on the Mount. What follows is really one longer...
Who are we becoming?
Today is the first of three consecutive days when I am presiding at the parish daily Mass. The three gospels are all taken from Matthew 5, the Sermon on the Mount. What follows is really one longer...
Look What God Can Do with a Mustard Seed
Today is the final Mass for the parish elementary school. It is also a day when we have alumni present with us - graduates from the St. Francis Class of 2022 - who in just a few days will be the...
The Two Great Commandments
In today’s Gospel a Jewish scribe asks Jesus a question that I am sure all of us have asked at one time or another: “Which is the first of all the commandments?” A Jewish scribe is one who has...
The God of the Living
In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches us that God is a living God: “He is not God of the dead but of the living.” Jews, Christians, and Moslems all believe in the same God, the God revealed to Moses: “I...