On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
"Increase our faith!" The apostles' plea to Jesus in today's Gospel resonates across centuries, echoing in our own hearts when we face life's overwhelming challenges. Their request seems so reasonable, so necessary. Surely more faith would solve our problems, give us confidence, make us better d...
Read reflectionIn today's gospel reading from Luke 10:17-24, we witness a moment of pure exhilaration. The seventy-two disciples have returned from their mission, and they're practically bursting with excitement. "Lord, even the de...
Read more →Today's Gospel reading confronts us with some of Jesus's most sobering words. After sending out seventy-two disciples to proclaim the Kingdom of God, Jesus addresses the towns that witnessed His mighty works yet rema...
Read more →Today's Gospel reading from Matthew 18:1-5, 10 offers us a profound meditation perfectly suited for the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. In this passage, Jesus places a child at the center of His teaching, calli...
Read more →Today's gospel presents us with three encounters that reveal the true cost of discipleship. As Jesus journeys toward Jerusalem, three different people approach him with varying degrees of commitment to follow him. Ea...
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