Friday, November 24, 2023 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59; Lk 19:45-48 Today’s Gospel invites us to think of the placement of God in our lives. In his anger and disappointment, Jesus cleanses the temple. But we need to see what forced Jesus to do that. Displacing the Gentiles: The merchants operated in the outer courts of the […]
Thursday, November 23, 2023 Thanksgiving Day! Sir 50:22-24; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Today, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day! As we are gearing up, our celebrations should not distance us from the original meaning of the day – to remember and thank those who were or offered our life’s planks. In that sense, this day is
Thursday, November 23, 2023 1 Mc 2:15-29; Lk 19:41-44 In today’s Gospel, we find Jesus weeping over the unrepentant city of Jerusalem. His tears concern the fate of Jerusalem and not his own death. The pain of rejection that Jesus encountered and the outcome of a fruitless mission amid the people of Jerusalem move him
