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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Reflection for 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – B

Saturday, August 29, 2009

My dear brothers and sisters in today’s Gospel we find Jesus confronting the Pharisees for doing many right things but for the wrong reason. For example, they prayed, they fasted, they gave money to the poor; but they did these things for the wrong reason. And what was that wrong reason? In the Gospel of [...]

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Reflection for 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – B

Sunday, August 23, 2009

“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.” This is one of the clearest and greatest professions of faith in the Gospel. It went to the heart of who Jesus was and what he was [...]

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Reflection for 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – B

Saturday, August 15, 2009

One day, a priest walked into a church in Germany. His attention was drawn to the large bronze tabernacle door. It was divided into four panels. The first panel showed six water jars, symbolizing the miracle at Cana, when Jesus changed water into wine. The second panel showed five loaves, symbolizing the miracle at Capernaum, [...]

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Reflection for the Dormition/Assumption of the B.V.M.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

If a small child hurts his finger he runs to Mommy crying. All Mommy has to do is to kiss his finger and all is well again. Children know that their mother loves them and has made a great many sacrifices for them. It is the same way we look on Mary our heavenly mother. [...]

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