Catholic readings

Jesus is right in our midst

Last Sunday, we heard from John’s Gospel about the resurrection appearance to the disciples in the locked room and specifically about Thomas, who doubted. On this third Sunday of Easter, we have another resurrection appearance from the Gospel of Luke.

Daily Scriptures: November 8 – November 22, 2015

Sunday, Nov. 8 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 17:10-16 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44

Amid distractions, prayer helps lead us to Jesus

Just imagine that you’re going up north on vacation, and on the way you see a blind beggar on the side of the road. You stop to help the man, and he tells you something about yourself that not even your family members can see. This describes the Gospel passage for Oct. 25.

Daily Scriptures: October 11 – October 25, 2015

Sunday, Oct. 11 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 7:7-11 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30

Detachment key to discipleship

Nearly six years ago, a young man from California shocked the sports world. At 23 years old, his story made headlines in newspapers all across America. After playing just three years in the minor leagues, this young man, one of the Oakland Athletics’ top prospects on the verge of being called up to the major leagues, retired from professional baseball to study for the priesthood with the Norbertine Order of in Silverado, California.

Daily Scriptures: September 27 – October 10, 2015

Sunday, Sept. 27 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Numbers 11:25-29 James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

Daily Scriptures: August 30, 2015 – September 13, 2015

Sunday, Aug. 30 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Daily Scriptures: August 16 – August 30, 2015

Sunday, Aug. 16 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Proverbs 9:1-6 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58

Jesus’ ‘radical’ command inspires deep faith

In the readings this weekend, we arrive at a very pivotal moment in the great bread of life discourse. Until now, Jesus has only required belief in him as the one sent by the father, a belief difficult enough in itself. He has done many things to merit our belief, like feeding the 5,000 and walking on water. But in the Scripture for Aug. 16, he challenges us to put our belief into action in a very unpalatable way: to eat his body and drink his blood.

Daily Scriptures: July 19, August 9, 2015

Sunday, July 19 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 23:1-6 Ephesians 2:13-18 Mark 6:30-34

Daily Scriptures: June 21 – July 5, 2015

Sunday, June 21 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 38:1, 8-11 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 Mark 4:35-41
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