Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a Moses said to the people: “Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God, has directed all your journeying in the desert, so as to test you by affliction and find out whether or not it was your intention to keep his commandments.” 1 Cor 10:16-17 Brothers and sisters: The cup [...]

Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9 Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship. Then he said, “If I find favor with you, O Lord, do come along in our company. This is indeed a stiff-necked people; yet pardon our wickedness and sins, and receive us as your own.” 2 Cor 13:11-13 The grace of the [...]

Acts 2:1-11 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 Jn 20:19-23. The Bicycle I heard a young girl crying the other night when I was walking the dogs. I couldn’t see where she was or what she was doing. As Hannah, Emmie and I got closer to the crying I saw her Dad walking beside her while she [...]

Mt 28:16-20 The Call of the Spirit On the readings for Sunday, May 4th, we read from the very last chapter of Matthew. It is the swan song of Jesus, the Christ, before He ascends into heaven. He promises his presence through the gift of the Holy Spirit, which he will send to empower the [...]