Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time Sirach 48:1–14 There is a Jewish tradition that looks for Elijah during the celebration of Passover. Doors are opened. A cup of wine is prepared. The people wait. Perhaps Elijah will come. Perhaps this will be the night when he announces the messianic age of God’s blessing. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 2:1, 6–14 The story of Elijah being taken up into heaven is unique in the Old Testament. And in a hidden way, it prepares us for the Ascension of Jesus to the right hand of the Father. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 21:17–29 In any ancient society, few would have questioned the actions of a king or an emperor. Rulers were often seen as the law of the nation and as standing above it. What applied to an ordinary citizen did not apply to them. Thus, in any ancient society, Ahab and Jezebel might easily have gotten away with murdering Naboth and taking possession of his vineyard. However, Ahab was not merely a king in any ancient society; he was the king of Israel, and he was bound by the commandments of God: You shall not covet. You shall not murder. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 21:1–16 There are stories in the Bible that still bleed. Naboth’s vineyard is one of them. A small piece of land. A king who wants it. A poor man who refuses. A queen who knows how to bend the law. A court that can be bought. Witnesses who can be arranged. A death sentence written in the language of justice. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 19:2–6a; Romans 5:5–11; Matthew 9:36–10:8 A young Asian woman once prepared to leave a house. She packed leaflets, Gospel passages, and a few simple things. Others in the house warned her: “Be careful. If the police catch you, you will be in trouble.” ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Luke 2:41–51 Every year, Mary and Joseph went up to Jerusalem. It was their family road, their holy rhythm, their way of walking with God. And one year, Jesus went with them. He was twelve. Old enough to listen. Old enough to ask. Old enough for something hidden to begin shining through. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus — Year A Deuteronomy 7:6–11; 1 John 4:7–16; Matthew 11:25–30 At the center of our faith there is . . . a Heart. A Heart that loved first. A Heart that gave everything. A Heart that was pierced, and still remained open. ...
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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here June 11, 2026 - Thursday, Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle Acts 11:21b–26; 13:1–3 Saint Barnabas is one of the most beautiful figures in the Acts of the Apostles. He does not appear as loudly as Peter. He does not write letters like Paul. But without Barnabas, the early Church would have been poorer. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 18:20–39 This is one of the best-known stories about Elijah. It is a dramatic showdown between two altars, two liturgies, and two claims about life. On one side stand the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal. On the other side stands one prophet of the Lord: Elijah. ...