Category: past Deacon Mike’s Weekly Reflections

What images come to mind when we hear the word “king”? We may think of great kings through the centuries of human history, such as King David in today’s first reading from the Second Book of Samuel…or maybe of great Read More …

St. Paul was writing to a church at Thessaolonica that was not at peace and full of joy. Perhaps we can relate to this, with the current challenges that the Catholic Church faces today. What was St. Paul’s message to Read More …

Today’s Scriptures invite us to think about life after death. Jesus is very clear about life after death. We believe that life does not end at death, but changes. We read in today’s gospel: The children of this age marry Read More …

  What happen when Zacchaeus encountered Jesus? Zacchaeus’s life was forever changed. Jesus did not forcefully change Zacchaeus’s heart. Rather, Zacchaeus was seeking to see who Jesus was; but could not see him because of the crowd… Much to the Read More …

Two people went up to the temple area to pray, one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The people of Jesus’s time would regard the Pharisees as being honest, righteous and those who were very careful Read More …

Our Scriptures today speak to us about persistence or perseverance. Specifically, about persisting in prayer and in discipleship. Starting with our first reading, we see how Moses persisted in prayer, supported by Aaron and Hur and with God’s help, the Read More …

…and he was clean of his leprosy. Today’s first reading gives us the end of the story of Naaman’s cure from leprosy. The part that we don’t hear about is how Naaman was the commander of the army for the Read More …

Today’s gospel starts with the apostles recognizing the smallness of their faith: The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” Jesus responds by telling them (and us) that even a tiny faith is powerful. We know that when we Read More …

In the Magnificat prayer (Lk1:46-55), Mary prays: He has deposed the mighty from their thrones and raised the lowly to high places. The hungry he has given every good thing, while the rich he as sent empty away. Today’s parable Read More …

Last Sunday, we heard the parable of the prodigal son (Lk15:1-32), a story about the incredible mercy of our God. This Sunday, as we continue with St. Luke’s gospel, we hear the story of the “dishonest steward”. About to be Read More …