Posts by Arrowood
Daily Bible: Reject Godless Ways and Worldly Desires
Read Today’s Readings In today’s first reading from Titus 2:1-14, we hear Saint Paul continue his exhortation to Titus to encourage upright moral behavior in members of the Church. Earlier in this letter Saint Paul talked about bishops. As he continues, he encourages all of the faithful to avoid sin and to grow in virtue.…
Read MoreDaily Bible: Give Everything You Have
Read Today’s Readings In today’s reading from 1Kings 17:10-16 we hear the story of Elijah and the widow. Elijah asks the widow for some bread and water, and the widow tells him that she had only a little flour and oil left and was just about to prepare the last meal for her and her…
Read MoreDaily Bible: Christ is being proclaimed and in that I rejoice
See the Readings for Today Today’s reading is from Philippians 1:18-26. Saint Paul shows us what it means to live totally for Jesus. Whether he teaches or suffers, whether he lives or dies, Saint Paul is content to know that Jesus is being proclaimed through him. Read this passage and reflect on Saint Paul’s attitude…
Read MoreLiving the Sacrament of Baptism
We’re in the Chapel this month, exploring how we can live out the Seven Sacraments in our daily lives. Our spiritual project in the Chapel is to explore how we can respond to the grace each Sacrament gives us through the Sacramental signs, and how we can respond to God’s call to deepen our relationship…
Read MoreDaily Bible: Explain to us the parable
Read the Full Scripture Verses Here Jeremiah 14:17-22 is a confession of sin and an appeal for mercy. Jeremiah calls out for mercy on behalf of the Hebrew people, who are suffering in exile due to their sin. He confesses that the People of God have been unfaithful, and deserve their punishment. But he also…
Read MoreDaily Readings: I will hide my face from them
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass Today’s readings in the Holy Mass may make us uncomfortable if we take them to heart. The Old Testament and the New Testament both make use of parables. In the first reading, the loin cloth that God tells Jeremiah to wear and then to bury represents the chosen People…
Read MoreDaily Reading: Blessed they who dwell in your house!
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass Today’s readings at Holy Mass are about dwelling with God. The prophet Jeremiah tells us in the first reading what is required to remain in God’s presence. 1. Following the truth 2. Faithfulness to God 3. Conversion of heart – to love our neighbor. The psalm tells us that…
Read MoreDaily Reading: Blessed Are Your Eyes
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading for the Holy Mass, God speaks through the prophet Jeremiah to accuse the Hebrew people of violating the Covenant. God had brought them into the “Garden land” – notice how God’s description of the Promised Land echoes the Garden of Eden. But the Hebrew people…
Read MoreDaily Reading: You Will Arise and Have Mercy
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading from Isaiah, the Hebrew people cry out to God in the midst of His judgment against them. They are in exile due to their stubborn sinfulness. Since they chose time and time again to divide their love for God with the pagan gods, God abandoned…
Read MoreLean Into Peace
The world is uncertain. Jobs are not secure. Marriages crumble. Neighborhoods aren’t safe. We may be tempted to crawl under a rock. An artist painted a picture of raging ocean waves crashing on a craggy and rocky coastline. The ocean spray flew into the sky. The waves churned, and storm clouds filled the sky. But,…
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