Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter

Divine Dialogue of God with the Soul   In today’s Gospel, John 21:1-19, Jesus asks Peter a question that seems so simple, but is really the one on which the whole of heaven and earth turns:     Do you love Me?     Not,

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Reflection for the 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Divine Dialogue of God with the Soul Today’s Gospel has a number of diverse thoughts, all related to the subject of authenticity. Jesus was a master story teller, and often used hyperbole to make His point. I would like to share with you one thought

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Reflection for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

 Divine Dialogue of God with the Soul  In today’s Gospel we have a list of ‘behaviors’ that Jesus expects of us—but they seem nearly impossible. Read them slowly as if you are hearing them for the first time, so you can understand how this sermon

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Reflection for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Divine Dialogue of God with the Soul In today’s Gospel (Luke 6:17-26) we hear that the poor are blessed, and the rich should live as though they are poor. The hungry should feel blessed, and the well fed should be wary. Those who weep should rejoice,

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February 6, 2022

Reflection for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time   In this weekend’s Gospel we hear of two very personal first-encounters with God.  The first is Isaiah (Is 6:1-2, 3-8), who comes face-to face with God, either in a trance or in a dream. He recognizes

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January 30, 2022

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time   In this weekend’s readings for Mass we find St. Paul writing about love in I Corinthians 13. We often hear it read at weddings. He begins by talking about the primacy of love among all the

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January 23, 2022

Reflection for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time   Today we read the beginning of St. Luke’s Gospel where he is writing to assure his friend Theophilus (who was he?) that everything he had been hearing about Jesus was true. There may be doubts in

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January 16, 2022

Reflection for Second Week in Ordinary Time   Everyone loves a wedding. We often cry at weddings, though, and it’s hard to tell why. There must be some part of us that is deeply moved when we hear two people making a covenant with each

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Baptism of Jesus

Reflection for the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus   My Dear Good People,   Today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus by St. John (the Baptist, of course), which is a quick jump from the Three Kings and the Epiphany we celebrated last week. But

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Sixth Sunday of Easter

Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 JMJV  Happy Mother’s Day to all who are mothers to your biological children And those you Love with a Mother’s heart. My Dear Good People, Throughout this past week in the First Readings at

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Fifth Sunday of Easter

JMJV   The Divine Dialogue of God with the Soul by Mother Marie Julie, SCMC   My Dear Good People, Today we celebrate the Fifth Week of Easter with a beautiful Gospel. Jesus talks about how closely He wants to be united to us and

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Fourth Sunday of Easter

JMJV   The Divine Dialogue of God with the Soul by Mother Marie Julie, SCMC     My Dear Good People, Today is Called Good Shepherd Sunday because of the Gospel, John 10: 11-18, in which Jesus speaks of Himself as the Good Shepherd who cares for His

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