Category Archives: “Speak to Me Lord”

Sunday Scripture readings, Aug. 20, 2017: Meeting the God you cannot understand

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

      God is mysterious, no question about that. Today’s readings provide ample evidence. “My salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed,” God says (Is 56:1). Looking around at a nation and world filled with the opposite of his justice, we may wonder what that “about to” means. Continue reading →

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Sunday Scripture readings, Aug. 13, 2017: God speaks in silence

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

      Amid the noise and busyness of each day moments of silence are sacred spaces in which God speaks his love, mercy and wisdom. We grow in friendship with God in times of silence, however brief and fleeting. Continue reading →

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Sunday Scripture readings, Aug. 6, 2017: A distant feast?

Posted on August 4, 2017 by

You don’t have to work to discover the message of today’s Gospel. Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, Lord of all. And the implications are made as explicit as possible: Listen to him! Do what he says! Continue reading →

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Sunday Scripture readings, July 30, 2017: “Speak to me Lord”

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time       Cycle A Readings       1) 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12       Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130       2) Romans 8:28-30       Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52 or 13:44-46   By Jem Sullivan Catholic News Service God … Continue reading →

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