Father David's Reflection for Friday of Week Fourteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 37) proclaims: “The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.” We need to remember this when our well-being...
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Father David M. Knight
Jul 11, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Thursday of Week Fourteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 105) invites us to “Remember the marvels the Lord has done.” Two marvels that stand out in Genesis 44:18 to 45:5...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 10, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Wednesday of Week Fourteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 33) calls us to trust God to provide for our needs: “Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 9, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Tuesday of Week Fourteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 17) gives us the fruit of engaging in ministry: “In my justice, I shall see your face, O Lord.” In trying to give...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 8, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Monday of Week Fourteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 91) gives us the source of all boldness in ministry: “In you, my God, I place my trust.” In Genesis 28: 10-22 God...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 7, 2019
Father David's Reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Serving God in Freedom Sunday 14, Ordinary Time, Year C Inventory What did Jesus come to give us? — not “pie in the sky when we die,” but...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 6, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Saturday of Week Thirteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 135) shows us the bias we should consciously adopt when reading Scripture and when evaluating everything in life:...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 5, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Friday of Week Thirteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 106) calls us to communal celebration: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.” In Genesis 23:1 to 24:67...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 4, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Thursday of Week Thirteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 115) gives us a key to the first reading: “I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.”...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 3, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Feast of Saint Thomas, the Apostle
What Thomas said in John 20:24-29 is probably the most oft-quoted line spoken by any disciple in the Gospels. Millions of Catholics say,...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 3, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Wednesday of Week Thirteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial Psalm assures us that, despite appearances, “The Lord hears the cry of the poor” (Psalm 34). God made it clear from the...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 2, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Tuesday of Week Thirteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 26) invites us to keep conscious always of God’s mercy: “O Lord, your mercy is before my eyes.” In Genesis...
Father David M. Knight
Jul 1, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Monday of Week Thirteen (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 103) gives us the belief that motivates all Christian prayer: “The Lord is and merciful.” Genesis 18: 16-33...
Father David M. Knight
Jun 30, 2019
Father David's Reflection for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Serving God in Freedom Sunday 13, Ordinary Time, Year C Inventory In one sentence, what am I living for? Would I call this my “ministry”?...
Father David M. Knight
Jun 29, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Vigil Mass of Saints Peter and Paul - Week Twelve (Ordinary Time)
For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us. (Responsorial: Psalm 79) Acts 3:1-10: Everyone knows the story of a pope who said,...
Father David M. Knight
Jun 29, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Saturday of Week Twelve (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial verses proclaim God’s goodness to the powerless: “The Lord has remembered his mercy” (see the Magnificat: Luke 1:...
Father David M. Knight
Jun 28, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Friday of Week Twelve (Ordinary Time)
Feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus (Year C). Ezekiel 34: 11-16 follows God’s indictment of Israel’s rulers: “Ah, you shepherds of Israel...
Father David M. Knight
Jun 27, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Thursday of Week Twelve (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 106) reminds us never to doubt God’s goodness. On the contrary, no matter how bad things seem, we should keep...
Father David M. Knight
Jun 26, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Wednesday of Week Twelve (Ordinary Time)
When the Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 105) tells us “The Lord remembers his covenant forever,” this is an echo of the “virtual definition of...
Father David M. Knight
Jun 25, 2019
Father David's Reflection for Tuesday of Week Twelve (Ordinary Time)
The Responsorial (Psalm 15) declares the fruit of “justice”: “Those who do justice will live in the presence of the Lord.” For Christians...
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