The magnitude of Christ’s gift to us in the Eucharist can seem dimmed by familiarity. The readings today encourage us to re-connect to that profound mystery. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or save it for later by downloading it. […]
Fractio Verbi
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B: July 26, 2015
Recalling Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the multitude serves as an invitation to cast a long, loving look at those sharing our own Eucharistic feast today; the face of Christ is there. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or download it using […]
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: July 19, 2015
Although we tend to resist the notion that we need to be led like sheep, yielding to the loving authority of the Good Shepherd offers a most fulfilling freedom from any kind of want. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or […]
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: July 12, 2015
Beautiful truths are often presented to us via unlikely messengers. The key to beholding the truth is to remain open to seeing and hearing it where we least expect it. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or download it […]
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: July 5, 2015
While we’re fortunate to have known Jesus most of our lives, it’s possible that such familiarity can limit our imagination of the scope of his power to transform our lives. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow […]
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: June 28, 2015
Jesus could heal the ailing woman because he allowed himself to be touched, not just by her hand, but by her pain. We too are invited to enter into the lives of others, to be Christ’s hands in a broken world. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to […]
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: June 21, 2015
Even in the midst of life’s storms, the serenity of a child drowsing in their dad’s backseat on the road home can be ours if we keep mindful of Jesus alongside us on the journey. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the […]
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: June 14, 2015
The pressure’s off: while we help build the Kingdom of God, it’s God who is responsible for getting us where we’re going.Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow to save it for later. Click here for […]
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: June 7, 2015
Our conviction that God comes to us in the bread and wine of the Eucharist nurtures an undeniably Catholic sacramental imagination, attentive to the possibility of grace in any encounter. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow […]
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: May 31, 2015
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is the ultimate refutation of our tendency to radical individualism, for it reveals God as the relationship of perfect love among three persons: Father, Son and Spirit. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, […]