Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Hosea 11:1–4, 8e–9 Today’s reading begins with one of the most tender lines in the book of Hosea: “When Israel was a child, I loved him.” Israel was like a child in Egypt. Weak. Enslaved. Unable to save himself. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Hosea 10:1–3, 7–8, 12 In today’s reading, Hosea speaks about a strange danger: prosperity that leads to idolatry. He preached when the northern kingdom of Israel was enjoying wealth and success. But as prosperity increased, so did the altars of idols. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Hosea 8:4–7, 11–13 The night before his wedding, his friends teased him: “After tomorrow, you will have no say anymore.” He protested. So they challenged him: “Then prove it. When the priest asks you, do not answer immediately.” For reasons hard to understand, he listened. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Hosea 2:16, 17c–18, 21–22 The Bible begins with marriage. Adam sees Eve and says: “This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” And the Bible ends with marriage: the wedding feast of the Lamb. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Zechariah 9:9–10; Romans 8:9, 11–13; Matthew 11:25–30 Today, we are given a glimpse into one of Jesus’ prayers. It begins with an intimate word: “Father.” “Abba.” Then Jesus reveals this Father as “Lord of heaven and earth.” In biblical language, “heaven and earth” means everything created. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Amos 9:11–15 It was five in the morning. I was standing in a queue for bread. The bakery would not open until seven, but the line was already long. I had brought a book with me, to escape for a while from the harsh reality of life into a fictional world of adventure, where good still triumphed over evil. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle John 20:24–29 The Gospel story chosen for today’s feast brings us back to Easter. We know it very well. It is the evening of the first Easter Sunday. The risen Lord comes to His frightened disciples. But Thomas is not with them. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Amos 7:10–17 The Book of Amos has nine chapters. But in today’s reading, his mission reaches its dangerous turning point. Amos has spoken too clearly. He has named the injustice of Israel. He has exposed the emptiness of worship when the poor are trampled. He has announced that the kingdom itself is standing under judgment. ...
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on SoundOn Readings Here Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Amos 5:14–15, 21–24 This is one of the most powerful statements in the Bible: worship without justice is abhorrent to the Lord. Not incomplete. Not weak. Not merely imperfect. Abhorrent. The Lord says through Amos: “I hate, I despise your feasts.” “I take no pleasure in your solemn assemblies.” “Take away from me the noise of your songs.” ...
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