- WEDNESDAY, February 22 Ash Wednesday22 February 2012, 5:00 am
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them. Ash Wednesday is one of the most important days in the Christian year. Whoever decided to establish this day as an occasion for meditation and reflection struck a chord. Who cannot be moved when told, “You are dust”? Listen well: no matter your beauty, your wisdom, your wealth, the fact is that you will end up as dust. Jesus asks us not to fool ourselves. To be led by people’s opinions is to li...
- TUESDAY, February 2121 February 2012, 5:00 am
John 18:28-38. Pilate asked him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, “I find no case against him.” Pilate’s question has been repeated throughout human history. It is one of the most pressing questions a person can ask. We thirst and hunger to know the truth—not only facts, but Truth written with a capital T. What is the Truth of God? Who is God? If we really know God, we are free. Human truths comfort us and relieve us, but God’s t... - MONDAY, February 2020 February 2012, 5:00 am
John 18:15-18, 25-27. The woman said to Peter, “You are not also one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” Peter’s close friend Jesus was about to be killed by one of the most bloody tortures invented by human beings, and Peter denied being his disciple. He denied it three times: first to a girl who questioned him, second to a group of people, and finally before one of the servants of the high priest. Three denials imply greater guilt. Peter did not do it by accide... - SUNDAY, February 19 Last Sunday after Epiphany19 February 2012, 5:00 am
Mark 9:2-9. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. The Transfiguration was a mystical phenomenon demonstrating the power of the Spirit and what our future destiny will be. Many holy people have experienced the over-whelming strength of the Spirit. This is especially true of those saints we call mystics. The word mystic refers to something hidden. It means that these holy people lived the great power of the Spirit i... - SATURDAY, February 1818 February 2012, 5:00 am
John 11:1-16. Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” Jesus goes toward Bethany, which is near Jerusalem. On another occasion the Jews had wanted to stone him near the temple. Proximity to Jerusalem presented an enormous risk. If his enemies knew Jesus was nearby, they might try to kill him. But Thomas, without thinking twice, asks his companions to go with their master to die. Such a sweeping commitment amazes us today. Wou...
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