Tag: connecting point

In the Sunday’s readings, we see a very clear focus on love. Unlike the love theme from the readings a few weeks ago, today’s focus is on our

The Gospel reading for this Thirtieth Sunday of ordinary time is the episode of Bartimaeus, the blind man. In the Gospel, Bartimaeus cries out for

The spiritual writer, Ronald Rolheiser, claims that one mark of a saint is that the saint makes their life a gift to others. In today’s gospel

Our spending habits say a lot about our priorities. Most of us don’t think twice about spending money on a nice home, a nice car, vacations,

Jesus had a knack for relationships. He knew relationships were not 50/50, they were 100/100, but that did not necessarily mean enabling certain

In this week’s gospel, John runs to Jesus to tell him about someone who is “driving out demons” in Jesus’ name. In today’s language we

Jesus makes time to spend alone with his disciples, so he can prepare them for what is to come. The band of disciples heard him but did not

This week we share a revealing Gospel from Mark in which the disciples learn that Jesus is “the Christ.” The disciples also learn that this has a

Biases, they take all different shapes and sizes in today’s world. Some common ways to think of a bias are: an inclination, a prejudice or a

This week’s Connecting Point reminds me of the children’s book and film “The Wizard of Oz.” As you’ll recall, in the story the

Our Sacred Scripture readings for this weekend can be said to challenge us under the title: “It’s Make Up Your Mind Time.” Or, at

The Hail Mary is one of the first prayers most of us learn. The beauty of this simple prayer echoes the praise we hear from Elizabeth to her cousin,

I find myself becoming bothered when I see and hear people not doing the right thing. Most of the time, not doing the right thing is just showing a

One of the best ways to spread the Good News and be joyful missionary disciples is to share “our own story.” We can learn from one

Although I can never out-love God, I can strive to become the gift of love to others the Lord calls me to be. I must decide to love each and every

In the readings this week we are given an example of a Good and Bad Shepherd. We learn in the first reading that Bad Shepherds mislead others and

This week Jesus sends his disciples out two-by-two to spread the good news. When you hear the phrase two-by-two, you might have recalled this line in

This past Thursday, July 1, we officially transitioned to Family of Parishes, joining with St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Maximilian Kolbe/St.

The juxtaposition of the two stories in this weekend’s Gospel is palatable. Jesus cared for the unnamed woman who had been suffering for 12 years,

What can a storm reveal about my faith? I remember August 3, 2014 like it was yesterday. It was the day my Nana passed away. I knew her earthly time