7 Sunday C: True Christian Love - Radicality
7th Week, Wednesday, Feb 23: POLYCARP OF SMYRNA
7th Week, Wednesday, Feb 23: POLYCARP OF SMYRNA
James 4:13-17 / Mark 9:38-40
Tomorrow is uncertain; “Life is brief like a puff of smoke.”
6th Week, Saturday, Feb 19th: Reflection & Liturgy
6th Week, Saturday, Feb 19th
James 3:1-10 / Mark 9:2-13
James talks about our speech; We ought not to curse our brothers.
6th Week, Friday, Feb 18th- Reflection & Liturgy
6th Week, Wednesday, Feb 16th - Reflection & Liturgy
5th Week, Friday: Feb 11th - Reflection & Liturgy
1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19 / Mark 7:31-37
The twelve tribes split: Solomon’s sins affected the people.
5th Week: Feb 7-12
5th Week, Feb 7-12:
Feb 7, Monday: The context: Gennesaret was a tract of land four miles long on the western border of the Sea of Galilee, lying between current day Tabgha and ancient Magdala. Known as the “Paradise of Galilee,” the land was rich soil for farmers to grow walnuts, dates, olives, figs, and grapes and it was a fishing center as well.
6 Sunday C: Happy Are you --- Beatitudes
Michel DeVerteuil
4th Week: Jan 31st - Feb 5th
Jan 31 Monday: (St. John Bosco, Priest
The context: Today’s Gospel episode demonstrates Jesus’ power over the devil in a Gentile town of the Decapolis, east of the Jordan, called Gadara (Matthew), or Gerasa (Mark and Luke). A demon-possessed man (two men in Matthew) came out of a tomb-filled desolate place.
5 Sunday C: You'll be Catchers of People
General comments
The miraculous catch of fish was a historical event in the life of Jesus, but also a symbol of the deep conversion experiences which God grants us from time to time and which set us on a new course in our lives. These experiences usually occur at times when we feel we are stagnating – as spouses, parents, friends, church leaders, ministers, or managers in the workplace.