In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches from Simon’s boat. Jesus turns to Simon and instructs him about where to lower the fishing nets. Simon and others have been fishing throughout the night and have not caught anything. Simon protests, claiming that such an effort would be futile. Simon ultimately obeys Jesus and lowers his nets into […]
“Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing” – today and every day the Scripture is being fulfilled should we have the ears to hear and the eyes to see. The Word of God is alive, as it has been in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Jesus spoke in the synagogue, […]
Today, we remember an extraordinary moment in the life of Christ. It is an encounter with John the Baptist, God the Father, the Holy Spirit, Jesus and his many followers. While Jesus’ baptism was symbolic in that he was without sin, it was a moment that God’s voice proclaimed Christ as beloved son. Through our […]
The gospel acclamation captures such an important part of the gospel of life today: “We saw his star at its rising and we have come to do him homage.” We live in a time when we expect good things to come to us. Too often, we feel entitled to receive what we want and long […]
Family Life. Even the pre-teen Jesus astonishes and worries his parents as they fret over their child! Those of us who are parents know this stress. But all of us, even us aged ones, are still children of God, dearly loved and called to be obedient. How will I obey God this day? What commandment will I […]