Category: Reflections

EMPOWERED FOR MISSION  Ascension Sunday, May 12, 2013 Today’s readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-9; Eph 1:17-23; Lk 24:46-53 After his earthly mission, Jesus ascended into heaven. Jesus “parted from them

SPIRITUAL WAR  May 6, 2013 Today’s readings: Acts 16:11-15; Psalm 149:1-9; John 15:26-16:4 There is not that much appreciation in the Church about spiritual warfare. There are those

HARDSHIPS IN THE WORK  April 28, 2013 Today’s readings: Acts 14:21-27; Psalm 145:8-13; Revelation 21:1-5; John 13:31-35   The call to the New Evangelization can be euphoric. God’s people

INTO SPIRITUAL WARFARE  April 25, 2013 Today’s readings: 1 Peter 5:5-14; Psalm 89:2-3,6-7,16-17; Mark 16:15-20   Jesus commissioned the apostles, and by extension all of us who are

CALLED TO MISSION   April 24, 2013 Today’s reading: Acts 12:24-13:5 The first missionary journey began in Cyprus, when Barnabas and Saul, “sent forth by

SCATTERED TO GATHER  April 17, 2013 Today’s readings: Acts 8:1-8; Psalm 66:1-7; John 6:35-40 Philip want to the city of Samaria to evangelize. There were many possessed people

GOD FIGHTS FOR US  April 12, 2013 Today’s readings: Acts 5:34-42; Psalm 27:1-14; John 6:1-15 Gamaliel told the Sanhedrin about the apostles, “if it comes from God, you

OBEYING GOD RATHER THAN MEN  April 11, 2013 Today’s readings: Acts 5:27-33; Psalm 34:2-20; John 3:31-36 The call to the New Evangelization is a call to obey God,

SOLIDARITY  April 9, 2013 Today’s readings: Acts 4:32-37   One key word for us in the Church and in community is solidarity. Solidarity essentially means

IT IS THE LORD!  April 5, 2013 Today’s readings: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-27; John 21:1-14   We are commissioned to be fishers of men. In this work, it