February 19, 2024
Our lives are crowded with directions. One diet guru’s book was “Eat This, Not That”. Today’s readings are full of charges for those striving to attain eternal life. Just before Christmas, Rick Costanza, one of our reflection authors, wrote so wonderfully about the rules and commandments that show us the right paths to God. We […]
February 18, 2024
1st Sunday of Lent The Gospels invite us to enter the narratives they spin. We recall an event in the life of Jesus to enter into it. We become Jesus. Today’s passage, the account of Jesus’ temptation in the desert, doesn’t pull us away from our time or world; it intensifies and brings it into […]
February 17, 2024
As we begin Lent’s first weekend, we are reminded of our responsibilities and our call to follow. Isaiah gives us a list of dos and don’ts – do care for the poor, needy, and less fortunate. Do not pursue our own interests on the Sabbath. Keep the Lord’s Day for the Lord. These are pretty […]
February 16, 2024
Friday after Ash Wednesday This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your […]
February 15, 2024
Before each Lenten season, most of us spend some time deciding what to “give up,” or in recent years, the trend has been more to “add” to our forty days of seasonal prayers and practices. We hope to renounce our worldly comforts and conveniences to better identify with the suffering of Jesus. Luke’s Gospel reading […]
February 14, 2024
Ash Wednesday As I was preparing this reflection, I couldn’t help but think about all the chocolates and candlelit dinners that may be put on hold as we honor our custom of fasting on Ash Wednesday, St. Valentine’s Day this year. Did you know these two days land on the same calendar day only three […]
February 13, 2024
The first days of this new year have been difficult for our community. One of our sisters here in Pueblo decided to make a new chapter of her life outside our congregation. I was deeply saddened and started to worry about many things. I felt stressed and overwhelmed by worries about many things. Reading this […]
February 12, 2024
The key phrase in the first reading is, “… that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, since he is a man of two minds, unstable in all his ways” (James 1:1-11). The gospel tells us that the Pharisees want a “sign” from Jesus. Tired and frustrated, the Lord conveys […]
February 11, 2024
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. What challenging words Paul presents us with today. We see Jesus in the Gospel today reaching out to touch and heal someone with leprosy. In the reading from Leviticus, it is clear what a dread disease leprosy was and the fear […]
February 10, 2024
Memorial of Saint Scholastica, Virgin Today’s Gospel recalls Jesus’ miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish. This also provides a prophetic vision of the Last Supper – Jesus broke the seven loaves before multiplying them, just as he did when he broke the bread before he gave the apostles the Eucharist. We witness […]