Father David's Reflection for Thursday of Week Twenty-Five (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial Psalm gives us a reason for worshipping together with celebration: “The Lord takes delight in his people” (Psalm 149)....
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Father David M. Knight
Sep 25, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Wednesday of Week Twenty-Five (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial proclaims that God is a merciful God in good times and bad: “Blessed be God, who lives forever” (Tobit 13: 2-8). “He...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 24, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Tuesday of Week Twenty-Five (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial Psalm is: “Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122). Ezra 6: 7-20 reports the dedication of the rebuilt...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 23, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Monday of Week Twenty-Five (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial Psalm declares: “The Lord has done marvels for us” (Psalm 126). But he uses human beings as instruments to accomplish...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 22, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Sunday of Week Twenty-Five (Ordinary Time)
We Are Called To Responsibility Inventory Does God seem to be reigning on earth today? Where do you see signs that he is and that he...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 21, 2019
Father David's Reflection for the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
The Responsorial (Psalm 19) says of Matthew and all who spread the Good News to others: “Their message goes out through all the earth.”...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 21, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Saturday of Week Twenty-Four (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 100) is an invitation based on hope: “Come with joy into the presence of the Lord.” 1Timothy 6:13-16 is our last...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 20, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Friday of Week Twenty-Four (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Matthew 5:3 and Psalm 49) gives the key to openness and its fruit: “Blessed the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 19, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Thursday of Week Twenty-Four (Ordinary Time)
Perseverance in the faith should be a major concern for every Christian: our own perseverance and that of our children, grandchildren,...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 18, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Wednesday of Week Twenty-Four (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 111) is experience expressed as praise: “How great are the works of the Lord!” Do we find the “mystery of our...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 17, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Tuesday of Week Twenty-Four (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 101) voices a sense of community responsibility: “I will walk with blameless heart. After the Sign of Peace the...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 16, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Monday of Week Twenty-Four (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 28) exclaims: “Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard my prayer.” For whom do we pray? In 1Timothy 2:1-8 Paul...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 15, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Sunday of Week Twenty-Four (Ordinary Time)
THE TWENTY--FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR The Stewardship of Sinners Inventory Do you see yourself as too sinful to exercise leadership in...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 14, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Saturday of Week Twenty-Three (Ordinary Time)
In 1Timothy 1:15-17 Paul lays down one of the foundational rules of Christian thought, action, and pastoral practice: “You can depend on...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 13, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Friday of Week Twenty-Three (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 16) is: “You are my inheritance, O Lord!” An inheritance is something one has a right to. Can we say Christians...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 12, 2019
Father David's Reflection for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Feast Day)
Commenting on Numbers 21:4b-9, the Jerome Biblical Commentary says, “The cult of the snake was widely practiced in Canaan, probably in...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 12, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Thursday of Week Twenty-Three (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 150) is a response to what we experience in Communion: “Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!” Colossians...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 11, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Wednesday of Week Twenty-Three (Ordinary Time)
In Colossians 3:1-11 Paul is still talking about the mystery of Baptism— which for his audience was a new and fresh experience, but one...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 10, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Tuesday of Week Twenty-Three (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 145) proclaims what is embodied in the Rite of Communion: “The Lord is compassionate to all his creatures.” In...
Father David M. Knight
Sep 9, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Monday of Week Twenty-Three (Ordinary Time)
In Colossians 1:24 to 2:3, Paul reveals his longing to “make every human being complete (mature, perfect in Christ” (Compare this to...
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