Miracles are the way God breaks into our everyday lives, serving as powerful invitations to genuine faith, in a world that often prefers to explain them away. 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 […]
Fractio Verbi
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: October 12, 2014
Accepting Christ’s invitation to life instead of death means we have a seat at the most bounteous table imaginable; we need only say “yes.” 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 the file for […]
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: October 5, 2014
Our love of freedom is responsible for much that is precious and beloved in this world…but it only works when that freedom is IN God, not FROM God and God’s law.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 […]
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: September 28, 2014
Flannery O’Connor’s story “Revelation” prods us to reflect on the fact that we leave judging others to God because we humans are simply no good at it. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on those readings. Click here for a transcript of […]
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: September 21, 2014
Today’s Gospel parable annoys, frustrates, even shocks us… all part of God’s divine wisdom to put us off our guard and make our conversion possible. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection, or the down button to save it for later. Click here […]
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: September 14, 2014
Our encounter with the Cross points us toward mystery, paradox, bewilderment…and the ultimate truth about reality. 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 to listen to later. Click here for a transcript of that […]
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: August 15, 2014
Mary offers us a glimpse of what life can be–not just here on earth, but in Heaven, as well. This Feast of Mary’s Assumption is a moment to ponder those glimmers and walk in the light they provide. Click here to link to the readings for the feast day. Click the Play button below to […]
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: August 3, 2014
The miracle of the loaves and fishes started with someone being selfless enough to offer what they had to Jesus, and courageous enough to do that in front of a huge crowd. Think there might be a lesson there for us today? Click here to link to this Sunday’s readings. Click the Play button below […]
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: July 20, 2014
Be honest: what would your lawn look like if you were the only one who could see it? That’s a question worth pondering in light of Jesus’ parable about the weeds and the wheat.Click here to link to this Sunday’s readings. Click the Play button to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or […]
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: July 6, 2014
Free. Transparent. No artifice. Open to all. That is the salvation we can claim any time we let go of our pretensions to self-sufficiency, as we hear in today’s Gospel. Click here to link to this Sunday’s readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow […]