Archive for May 2008

A Child of God’s Kingdom

Mark 10: 13-16 Jas 5: 13-20 / Ps 141: 1-2, 3, 8 Those who will not receive God’s kingdom like a child will never enter it. (Mark 10:15) How does one become like a child? By greeting others with a smile… With a mind pure and undefiled, And a heart free of any guile. People [...]

God’s Love in Marriage

Mark 10: 1-12 Jas 5: 9-12 / Ps 103: 1-4, 8-9, 11-12 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man put asunder. (Mark 10:8) Thorns of divorce and adultery, Aim to destroy the family; God gave marriage for man and wife, Nothing must break this [...]

The Things We Take for Granted

Mark 9: 41-50 Jas 5: 1-6 / Ps 49: 14-20 I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward. (Mark 9: 41) Do not drive away from your door The poor, the sick and unwanted; Might be [...]

The Feast of St. Christopher Magallanes

Mark 9: 38-40 Jas 4: 1-17 / Ps 49: 2-3, 6-11 There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me. 40For whoever is not against us is for us. (Mark 9:40) Nothing in life drives us more than The hope of eternal [...]

The Humble are the Greatest

Mark 9: 30-37 Jas 4: 1-10 / Ps 55: 7-11, 23 ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last and servant of all.’ Then He took a little child and placed him in their midst. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes [...]

Heal Us of Our Unbelief

Mark 9: 14-29 Jas 3: 13-18 / Ps 19: 8-10, 15 ‘You faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you? How much longer must I put up with you?’ (Mark 9:19) Should evil keep my soul in chains, Where else to turn to for relief? In You alone my hope remains, Lord, help [...]