Be Careful When Pulling Out Weeds In today’s gospel, the owner of the field tells his servants to let the bad weeds grow together with the good wheat. There is a profound lesson here in how we should deal with people, especially our family members. Here is a tale of …
Today we are told the seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. And we don’t just hear it once. We hear it three times. It’s in our first reading from Isaiah [IS 55:10-11], it’s in our responsorial psalm (PS 65:10-14], and it’s in Matthew’s gospel [MT …
Loss, illness, hunger, worry. The pandemic has thrown the world into conditions of potential despair. Is God angry with us? Has God forsaken us? Where is our salvation? Similar sorrows and questions accompanied the Israelites during their long Babylonian exile. In recent daily mass readings we have lamented along with …
Today’s readings show us how great our reward can be if we make a commitment to our Lord. In the first reading [2 KGS 4:8-11, 14-16A], the older childless woman and her husband are promised a son for their simple yet generous hospitality toward Elisha, and as Saint Paul tells …
Today our first reading is taken from Jeremiah (10:10-13). This prophet has been called the “weeping prophet”. He is relatable Biblical figure, sharing his feelings of hurt and betrayal by those who were once his friends, and now seek his misstep, “to take vengeance upon him.” These are the people …
Today our first reading is taken from Jeremiah (10:10-13). This prophet has been called the “ weeping prophet”. He is relatable Biblical figure, sharing his feelings of hurt and betrayal by those who were once his friends, and now seek his misstep, “to take vengeance upon him.” These are the …
