First Reading - Genesis 23:1-4,19,24:1-8,62-67 Gospel - Matthew 9:9-13
One of the greatest assurances in Christian life is the call that comes from God. This call is often unexpected and can come in the ordinary moments of life. But when God calls, i…
First Reading - Acts 10:34,37-43Second Reading - Colossians 3:1-4Gospel - John 20:1-9
A Sunday school teacher had just finished telling her third graders about how Jesus was crucified and laid in a tomb sealed with a great stone. Wanting to share the…
First Reading - Amos 7:12-15Second Reading - Ephesians 1:3-14Gospel - Mark 6:7-13
Saint John Vianney, known for his holiness and
pastoral care, spent countless hours hearing confessions in his parish of Ars,
France. One anecdote recounts how a man c…
First Reading - Job 38:1,8-11 Second Reading - 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 Gospel - Mark 4:35-41
Linda Sledge (she is a Chinese- American author) recalls a day from her childhood that she will never forget. She was playing in the sand of a Hawaiian beach n…
First Reading - Acts 9:26-31 Second Reading - 1 John 3:18-24
Gospel - John 15:1-8
Some years ago, Mother Teresa was asked by a reporter one day, “What is your biggest problem?” Without a moment of hesitation, Mother Teresa answered with one word: “Pr…
First Reading - Acts 2:42-47Second Reading - 1 Peter 1:3-9Gospel - 1 John 5:1-6
During Babe Ruth’s baseball career, he drifted away from his Faith. One night he was very ill in a New York hospital, and a friend suggested he makes his peace with God.…
First Reading - Jeremiah 31:31-34 Second Reading - Hebrews 5:7-9 Gospel - John 12:20-33
Several years ago Catherine Marshall wrote an article called “When We Dare to Trust God”. She told how she had been bed-bound for six months with a serious lung i…
First Reading - Genesis 9:8-15 Second Reading - 1 Peter 3:18-22 Gospel - Mark 1:12-15
William H. Hinson tells about an amusing article that appeared in his local paper. Over the past several years in Houston, Texas, there has been a rash of incidents…
First Reading - Genesis 15:1-6,21:1-3
Second Reading - Hebrews 11:8,11-12,17-19 Gospel - Luke 2:22,39-40
A few years ago, a study was undertaken to find the U.S. city with the lowest incidence of cancer and heart disease. The winner was Rosetto, Pen…