If you are flabbergasted by the prodigal nature of God’s mercy on display in today’s Gospel, welcome to the limits of human wisdom. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
Fractio Verbi
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Every soul has the right to be free from hate. Learning to forgive–as challenging as that can be–moves us toward that freedom. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Among the miracles of our faith is the reality that even when we haven’t a clue what to say, we know what to do. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of that reflection. %PODCAST%
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
The joy that pulses through us when we encounter Christ cannot be contained; it simply must be shared. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Practicing our faith takes a lot of practice. But when we act on the new hearts of the covenant into which we were baptized, Christ can accomplish great things. Click here to connect to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of that reflection. %PODCAST%
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
In our griefs and achings lie the opportunity to hear the “voiced silence” of our loving God. Jesus gives us a practical example in today’s Gospel. Click here to link to this Sunday’s readings. Click here for a transcript of that reflection. %PODCAST%
Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
When we cultivate our awareness of God’s graced presence in the world, Christ’s Transfiguration prefigures our own. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
We pray along with King Solomon for understanding hearts, so that we will grasp the true value of the peerless “pearls” God places in our trust. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Think of yourself as a lawn lovingly tended by a God who acts solely from a wellspring of compassion and mercy, and not out of concern for what the neighbors might think. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
One of the lessons of the parable of the sower and the seed is that we are made in love by God to love others in God, and when we cooperate with that plan, we flourish. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%