These are reflections on men who lived long ago and whose lives and thoughts touched me and led me further on my journey. In time there will be other posts of contemporary, faith filled men who had shown me the way.
John the Baptist, Apostle of Joy
June 24th is the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. It would seem strange to our secular world that he would be…
Keep readingJoseph, the Long Distance Walker
“There were three ancient pilgrimage feasts that all male Israelites thirteen and older attended: Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the spring, Pentecost,…
Keep readingSimon Peter
An opening reflection for one session of the WCSS study As I began to study this lesson, I wondered how often Simon Peter is mentioned…
Keep readingJohn 3:22-30 John The Baptist
After Nicodemus visits in the night, Jesus and the Apostles go into the Judean countryside. Jesus spends time with His disciples teaching them. The men…
Keep readingCanticle of Zechariah
Blessed be the Lord,The God of Israel;He has come to His people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty Savior,Born…
Keep readingZechariah’s Canticle Part 2
…”You, My child shall be called The prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the Lord to prepare His way, To…
Keep readingZechariah and Elizabeth
Luke 1:5:25 Zechariah was a priest (Levite), Elizabeth, his wife a descendant of Aaron, also a Levite The Bible says that both were righteous, living…
Keep readingBlind Bartimeus
The Gospel reading for today is from Mark, chapter 10, verses 46-52. I love this story, partly because I can so readily imagine it. Jesus,…
Keep readingAn evening with Jesus and Nicodemus
It is the dark of an early spring evening. In the warm, still air are the soft scents of flowers blooming and the sounds of…
Keep readingDavid and Goliath – a book by Malcolm Gladwell
I spoke with a friend last evening. I spoke with her about how our Bible Study was going. One of her children had given her…
Keep readingSaint Joseph
These words from the December 18th introduction to the Mass readings in the Magnificat: “The “righteous shoot to David” that the Lord raises up in…
Keep readingDavid’s Mighty Warriors
In Chapter 23 of 2 Samuel we read the Last Words of David. Then there is a section starting in verse 8 through verse 39…
Keep readingThe Last Words of David
2 Samuel Chapter 23 Now these are the last words of David: The utterance of David, the son of Jesse, the utterance of the man…
Keep readingCanticle of Zechariah – Part 3
“In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us” This morning while reading the Morning Prayer in the…
Keep readingCanticle of Simeon
Luke 2:29-32Christ is the light of the nations and the glory of Israel Lord, now you let your servant go in peace; your word has…
Keep readingMore thoughts on Zechariah
Imagine that you are a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. You are called to light the incense in God’s Holy Place – a task…
Keep readingZechariah in the Gospel of Luke
I have been thinking about Zechariah and Mary’s canticles in the Gospel of Luke. How difficult it must have been for Zechariah! He came home,…
Keep readingSt. John the Baptist
How did St. John begin his ministry to preaching and baptizing? We have read in the Gospel, Luke Chapter 1, 5-25, how the angel Gabriel…
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