Posted by Carol Johnson on 7/28/25
In today's Gospel reading, the Lord teaches his disciples to pray the Lord's Prayer. The Lord then presents two parables to teach important aspects of prayer. One parable is about a man who goes at midnight to ask a friend for bread to feed someone who has come from ... Read More »
Posted by Carol Johnson on 7/21/25
Today's Gospel reading about the hospitality offered to the Lord by the two sisters Martha and Mary is paired with a reading from the Book of Genesis in which we are presented with the beautiful example of Abraham and Sarah’s hospitality. During the mysterious visit of these three travelers ... Read More »
Posted by Carol Johnson on 7/14/25
In today’s first reading Moses tells the people of Israel that God's commandments were not too mysterious and remote for them. It was not like the commandments were way up high in the sky or across the sea, where no one could go to bring them so the Israelites ... Read More »
Posted by Carol Johnson on 7/07/25
Today's Gospel reading tells us about the first time the Lord sent his disciples on a small mission. That exercise was practice in preparation for the great and definitive mission he would send them at the time of his glorious Ascension. Of the many instructions the Lord gives his ... Read More »