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
A scolding might seem an odd way to talk about a mother’s love, but those of us who have been at the receiving end know what it means. A mother’s love is not always about hugs and kisses. Continue reading A Mother’s Love; Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Nobody wants to feel pain. Our readings today remind us however that if we embrace our faith, we can turn suffering into something else, into something new. Continue reading You Will Weep and Mourn; Friday in the Sixth Week of Easter
Perhaps the loneliness and the anxiety that people feel in our time of “social isolation” is an even worse type of pain then physical suffering when we have people to lean on, who are there to support us. Continue reading Bowing His Head He Gave Up His Spirit; Good Friday