Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Eucharistic banquet I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” ….  Jesus said to… Read More »ENFS112

Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time The Kingdom is of the childlike people Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them, but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and… Read More »ENFL250

August 15, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary, model of education When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women,… Read More »ENSM023

Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time The Decalogue of community life “If your brother sins (against you), go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen,… Read More »ENFL246

Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Authority and service At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to… Read More »ENFL245

Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time The power of the example  When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” “Yes,” he said.  When he came into the house, before he… Read More »ENFL244

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Love becomes food for the others The Jews murmured about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven,” and they said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father… Read More »ENFS111

August 10, Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr The heavenly mathematics Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Moreover, God… Read More »ENSM022

August 9, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin and martyr Where are we going “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise.… Read More »ENSM021

Thursday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time The social problem, nowadays  Jesus … asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He… Read More »ENFL241