Isaiah 45: 5-8, 18-25Psalm 85: 8-13Luke 7:19-23 Psalm 85: 10   Grace and truth have met together; justice and peace have kissed each other. (Complete Jewish Bible) This verse reminds me of Sister Nora who

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13Psalm 34:1-8, 15-22Matthew 21:28-32 I was so happy and proud when I recently made my first profession to SSJD.  I replaced my wooden novice cross with the silver and

Monday, December 13, 2021 Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a.  Psalm 25:3-8. Matthew 21:23-27 The way Jesus spoke ruffled many religious leaders.  People respected him, but he lacked the social status to which they owed their own authority. So

Zephaniah 3:14-20Canticle 3 (Isaiah 12: 2-6)Philippians 4:4-7Luke 3:7-18 Singing is the expression of love in Zephaniah 3:14-20. God restores and the people sing! Songs of gratitude with full hearts, rejoicing in the return of bounty

Sirach 48:1-11Psalm 80:1-3, 14-18Matthew 17:9-13 God chose a solitary soul from the wilderness east of the Jordan to stand before Ahab and call Israel to repentance. Sirach enumerates in this reading all the ways in

Isaiah 48:17-19Psalm 1Matthew 11:16-19 Matthew speaks to me about prejudice.  Both John and Jesus were rejected because they were different – based on the company they did or did not keep.  Jesus was labelled a

Isaiah 41: 13-20Psalm 145: 1-4, 8-13Matthew 11: 7-15 As we approach the season of Advent, we are invited to reflect upon how it is that God listens to us. As I write this reflection, we

Isaiah 40:25-31 ‘Psalm 103 1-10Matthew 11:28-30 These texts speak powerfully to oppression, resiliency and hope.  For many years, First Nations in Canada have been calling on other Canadians to recognize the horror, grief and injustices

Isaiah 40:1-11Psalm 96       Matthew 18:12 -14 My sister and I were quite young when our mother read Bible stories to us as we tucked into our beds.  Sweet memories of simpler days long past! In one

Isaiah 35:1-10Psalm 85:8-13Luke 5:17-26 “The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus…” Isaiah 35:1  When I was young, and living in Calgary, we would begin