Connecting Point

Each weekend we share a question that relates to the readings of the day. This question or frame is a Connecting Point and allows us all to look inward and answer hard questions about ourselves.

Connecting Point: January 10, 2021

Posted on January 4, 2021

Today’s readings draw us, as witnesses, into the baptism of Jesus and the promise of God’s kingdom. It is interesting that this gospel is on the last Sunday of the Christmas liturgical season. Next week we will move to Ordinary Connecting Point: January 10, 2021

Connecting Point: January 3, 2021

Posted on December 28, 2020

This week’s Gospel from Matthew reveals the birth of the Messiah and the Feast of the Epiphany. The magi have arrived in Jerusalem, and after seeing the prophesized star, wonder where the newborn king lay. King Herod, troubled by the Connecting Point: January 3, 2021

Connecting Point: December 27, 2020

Posted on December 26, 2020

Sometimes we treat others in our family with less respect than we know that we should. This could be due to stress and busyness, having a bad day, or because of something we feel they did to us. Regardless of Connecting Point: December 27, 2020

Connecting Point: December 25, 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shown Isaiah 9:1 This verse is the beginning of our First Scripture Reading at our Christmas Mass, at Connecting Point: December 25, 2020

Connecting Point: December 20, 2020

Posted on December 14, 2020

In the Gospel this weekend, Mary responds with an emphatic “Yes!” when the angel Gabriel alerts her of God’s plan. She was clearly well prepared to say yes when called upon. How can we be so well prepared to say Connecting Point: December 20, 2020

Connecting Point: December 13, 2020

Posted on December 7, 2020

The third weekend of Advent is upon us and is known as Gaudete Sunday. It signals the approach of Joy for the Christmas Season, the birth of our Lord, and awaiting his return. Watch at the beginning of mass and Connecting Point: December 13, 2020

Connecting Point: December 6, 2020

Posted on November 30, 2020

Advent is a season of preparation. We deck the halls of our homes and prepare festive meals for celebrations of Christmas. As Catholics, our Advent scriptures call us into a deeper internal spiritual preparation for the time or revelation when Connecting Point: December 6, 2020

Connecting Point: November 29, 2020

Posted on November 23, 2020

As we enter this new liturgical year, we cannot help but become reluctantly excited for Christmas that is now just four weeks away. However, during this season of preparation, we are reminded that we aren’t just preparing to meet Jesus Connecting Point: November 29, 2020

Connecting Point: November 22, 2020

Posted on November 16, 2020

Many of us have watched an episode of “Undercover Boss.” The show has the CEO or owner of the company disguise themselves as a new employee assigned to learn different aspects of someone’s job. After a few weeks on the Connecting Point: November 22, 2020

Connecting Point: November 15, 2020

Posted on November 9, 2020

During pre-marriage counseling, engaged couples, when discussing their plan for children, sometimes say: “We want to have just one or two children. We do not want to have to spread our love out over many children.” However, these couples have Connecting Point: November 15, 2020

Connecting Point: November 8, 2020

Posted on November 2, 2020

Actually my first thought for this question is, for what? Am I ready for what? These past few months have really challenged us to prepare ourselves to be ready. We need to be ready for the kids to go back to Connecting Point: November 8, 2020

Connecting Point: November 1, 2020

Posted on October 26, 2020

When is the last time you realized that sainthood was your destiny? Read that again, sainthood is your destiny! The Lord wants each and every one of us to live holy lives, lives of saints. In the early 20th Connecting Point: November 1, 2020

Connecting Point: October 18, 2020

Posted on October 12, 2020

Everyday we are faced with decisions. Some may be easy, like what to eat for dinner or where am I going today? They may cause us some difficulty like how we respond to another’s negative actions. There are times we will have to Connecting Point: October 18, 2020

Connecting Point: October 11, 2020

Posted on October 5, 2020

I know it, but I don’t always live it like I know it. In The Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis writes, “While painfully aware of our own frailties, we have to march on without giving in.” Recent times have Connecting Point: October 11, 2020

Connecting Point: October 4, 2020

Posted on September 28, 2020

It’s hard not to feel anxious right now given the state of the world. It can be anxiety about the health of loved ones, the status of our jobs, the political climate, racial tensions, virtual and in-person schooling, and so Connecting Point: October 4, 2020

Connecting Point: September 27, 2020

Posted on September 22, 2020

This Sunday’s gospel reading wraps us up in the parable given by Jesus of the “Two Sons.” This parable is meant to make us stop and think about our words and our actions. The second reading by Paul to the Connecting Point: September 27, 2020

Connecting Point: September 20, 2020

Posted on September 14, 2020

Growing up with 5 boys in our family, we wore plenty of “hand me down” clothes. We saw a pattern in the way the oldest were treated. Jim, number 4, seemed to get preferential treatment. The oldest 3 would wear Connecting Point: September 20, 2020

Connecting Point: September 13, 2020

Posted on September 7, 2020

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Peter asks Jesus: “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?” He is really asking: “When does forgiveness end, and retaliation begin,” or “When can I start paying Connecting Point: September 13, 2020

Connecting Point: September 6, 2020

Posted on August 31, 2020

If you are like me, you have noticed that disagreements rarely if ever, get settled on Facebook or other social media platforms. Likewise, pundits rarely if ever, reach agreement when featured on discussion panels. I think one could argue that many, if Connecting Point: September 6, 2020