Genesis 49:2, 8-10 Psalm 72:1-8 Matthew 1:1-7, 17 Today’s reading is about genealogy, the quest to understand ourselves through our ancestry. My
Jean Gandon Wednesday May 15, 1935 – Tuesday September 24, 2024 It is with grateful hearts these Advent Reflections are offered to the Glory of God and in
Sunday, December 15, 2024 Zephaniah 3: 14-20 Canticle 3: The Song of Thanksgiving Philippians 4: 4-9 Luke 3: 7–18 “Surely
by Sr. Doreen, SSJD “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5) Maya Angelou, an American author, poet, and civil rights activist wrote: “We all should know that
Transfiguration, 1500-1549 Victoria and Albert Museum Saturday, December 14, 2024 Sirach 48:1-11 Psalm 80:1-3, 14-18 Matthew 17:9-13 In a March 9, 2012 article,
Friday, December 13, 2024 Isaiah 48: 17-19 Psalm 1 Matthew 11:16-19 Listen! That is the underlying message from all three readings
Psalm 145: 1-4, 8-13 Matthew 11: 7-15 Isaiah 41: 13-20 “For I am the Lord your God who takes hold
Isaiah 40: 25-31 Psalm 103: 1-10 Matthew 11: 28-30 Silence is the language of the soul. It is a nuanced expression of inner
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 96 Matthew 18:12-14 I’m not sure patience and silence top the
Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 85:8-13 Luke 5:17-26 The early Desert Fathers and Mothers were known to draw apart from the
