All posts tagged isaiah
Instruction, Please
The story of deacon Philip in today’s excerpt from the Acts of the Apostles gives us a first-century example of a twenty-first century problem. The Sacred Scriptures are a privileged …
Don’t Turn Your Back on Your Own
We might have some things we’ve already decided to do for Lent, but it’s always good to keep listening to the suggestions from scripture. The reading from Isaiah gives us …
Consolation and Challenge
Today’s Gospel scene takes us to Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus, apparently for some thirty years before his public ministry. We note an air of familiarity among Jesus’ relatives and …
Say Yes
As I was preparing to write my own reflection on today’s readings, I read another reflection in Give Us This Day: Daily Prayer for Today’s Catholic, written by Amy Kuebelbeck.She …
Journey to the Kingdom
I love to listen to Handel’s Messiah this time of year. The intensity, tenderness, and exquisite melodies of the work bring Isaiah’s words to life. I can’t help excitedly anticipating …
Do You See What I See?
Jesus rejoiced and said “what you have hidden from the learned and clever you have revealed to the merest children.” From the following verses it is evident that He sees …
Advent Dream
St. Francis Xavier, whose memorial we observe today, traveled “to the ends of the earth” to preach the gospel to people unacquainted with the name of Jesus. His mission in …






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