The prophet Jeremiah speaks to us in the first reading today about the sorrow that God has when he looks upon the world. He talks about violence and famine and the general disarray that occurs when times are bleak. During these times God seems hidden to the people, sometimes it seems that we have been forgotten by God. Continue reading Lord, Hear Our Cry; Tuesday in the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
There is so much going on in our lives that we have to stop once in a while, step back and let God speak to us. Once we have taken time to listen we must then be ready to put God’s Word into action so that it will accomplish what God intended and not return to Him empty. Continue reading The Word of God; Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
If God already knows everything that is in our hearts and on our minds why do we need to pray at all? Continue reading When you Pray; Thursday in the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time
Would it not be nice if God made himself so evident to us that no one would ever doubt that He existed? Continue reading Feeding the Fire; Wednesday in the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time