17Jun2013 Read more Now is Acceptable The passage from the Second Letter to the Corinthians should be familiar to most of us, at least to those who regularly attend church services on Ash Wednesday. Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. (2 Corinthians 6:2c) The "acceptable time" notion is very apt for Lent and for urging people to repentance NOW. However, we find ourselves in the middle of... Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Monday, June 17, 2013 1653
15Jun2013 Read more 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 2013 Fr. Lawrence discusses the Gospel for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary time, the C Cycle of the Lectionary for Sunday Mass. Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Saturday, June 15, 2013 1524
15Jun2013 Read more Ambassadors for Christ Today's reading from the Second Letter to the Corinthians presents us with the very familiar phrase: "Ambassadors for Christ." While it is familiar, it always seems to startle me when I read it or come upon it in my prayer. Ever since the recent conclave which elected Pope Francis, I have been watching the various news reports and videos that appear on the web site... Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Saturday, June 15, 2013 1700
14Jun2013 Read more Earthen Vessels St. Paul waxes poetic today in the passage we read from the Second Letter to the Corinthians: We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body. For we who live are constantly... Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Friday, June 14, 2013 1723
12Jun2013 Read more Confidence in Relationship In the two readings for today's liturgy, both Jesus and St. Paul speak of the relationship that exists between God and us. That relationship is solidified in a "covenant" or "testament," as in the Old or New Covenant and the Old or New Testament. Throughout salvation history, God has desired to enter into a covenant relationship with the human family, a desire that resulted in several... Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Wednesday, June 12, 2013 1479