by Brandon Jubar | Scripture Reflection |
Reading I: Wisdom 6:12-16 Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 GOSPEL: Matthew 25:1-13 Make the Wise Choice! In today’s fast-paced, work-a-day world, it’s far too easy to get caught up in the minutiae of our secular lives and forget about our spiritual...
by Deacon Jim Corder | Featured, Scripture Reflection |
Reading I: Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10 Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13 GOSPEL: Matthew 23:1-12 Are You Exalted? Last week the Pharisees asked Jesus what the most important commandment is, and Jesus responded by giving them what we now call “The Golden...
by Brandon Jubar | Scripture Reflection |
Reading I: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Reading II: 1 John 3:1-3 GOSPEL: Matthew 5:1-12a Trick or Treat? Jesus began his Sermon on the Mount by clearly listing the Beatitudes – a roadmap for “perfect happiness or blessedness” – and I’m sure his listeners thought it was a...
by Brian Singer-Towns | Scripture Reflection |
Reading I: Exodus 22:20-26 Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 GOSPEL: Matthew 22:34-40 Putting Jesus in the Middle The Pharisees and Sadducees did not see eye to eye. They disagreed about the right way to practice their religion. Sometimes they disagreed so strongly...
by Nick Popadich | Scripture Reflection |
Reading I: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b GOSPEL: Matthew 22:15-21 Our God is an Active God God just won’t get lost. Even when I try to fill my life with work, movies, and music, God still finds a way to be there. God is the direct opposite...
by Brandon Jubar | Featured, Scripture Reflection |
Reading I: Isaiah 25:6-10a Reading II: Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 GOSPEL: Matthew 22:1-10 Join Him at the Banquet The children of Israel may be the chosen people, but the Lord has invited us all to the banquet. In the parable of the Wedding Banquet, Jesus shows us...
