https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071323.cfm   You Are Sending Me? Really?   Are we ever ready to bring Jesus to others? Our world teaches us to be the best and have everything in order. We list all our degrees and experience in a job description and hope we have the best interview to get the job. There is so much

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071223.cfm   Faith Is All About Relationships. Every day I pray before the Blessed Sacrament for family members and friends who have left the Church’s sacramental life. I think of Jesus on the cross, praying, “Father, forgive them. They do not know what they are doing.” If someone didn’t know the value of gold, it

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071123.cfm Thank God for His Good Shepherds The heart of Jesus is so big. I experienced this during my recovery from ankle replacement surgery. The surgeon told me to elevate my foot for three months. After I got home, I can’t tell you how much it meant when someone stopped by to see how I

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071023.cfm Effective Prayer Why does God sometimes answer our prayers right away, and other times it seems like it takes forever? Has that question ever crossed your mind? Today’s gospel will help us answer that query.  The lady in the gospel suffered for 12 years from a hemorrhage. I wonder how many times she asked

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070923.cfm I am not a Mechanic Sometimes we have a good laugh at ourselves. I remember my first car after ordination. It wasn’t a clunker, but it needed some work. I heard a rattle under the carriage. I thought the muffler was loose. So, I pulled out some tools, got some cardboard, and squeezed under

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070823.cfm A new Wineskin Every Day       What do we think about the following scenario? A child shares with a friend – “My Mom and Dad are part-time. “We eat maybe three times a week, four if we are lucky, because that’s the only time we ever see each other.”    Or how about this one?

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070723.cfm He Sat with Them All and Didn’t Mind a Bit.  It is so easy to put individuals in a group and judge them because of some behavior or beliefs they hold. Unfortunately, this is so common in today’s culture. There is a lot of “I’m right, and you are wrong” going around. There is