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The Fire You Cannot Hold In
Jeremiah 20:7-9 and Matthew 16:21-27: the prophet who tried to quit, and Peter called Satan. A deacon’s reflection on the fire you…
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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 30, 2026
Jeremiah 20, Psalm 63, Romans 12, Matthew 16: a fire shut up in the bones, a thirst in a waterless land, and…
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The Crumbs Are Enough
A reflection on Jeremiah 31:1-7 and Matthew 15:21-28, the Canaanite woman’s faith, and God’s mercy beyond covenant or merit.
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Wash the Right Thing
Jeremiah 30’s incurable wound meets Matthew 15’s hand washing. What defiles a man comes out of him. A reflection for the Memorial…
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Take Courage, It Is I
A Catholic reflection on Jeremiah 28 and Matthew 14:22-36: Hananiah’s comfortable lie, Jesus walking on the sea, and Peter’s sinking faith.
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Speak the Truth and Leave the Rest to God
A reflection on Jeremiah 26:11-16,24 and Matthew 14:1-12, the death of John the Baptist, and the Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori.
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A Prophet in His Own House
A reflection on Jeremiah 26:1-9 and Matthew 13:54-58 for the Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola: why familiarity blinded Nazareth to Christ.
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The Vessel God Is Still Making
A Catholic reflection on Jeremiah 18:1-6, the potter reworking spoiled clay, and Matthew 13:47-53, the dragnet sorting the good into vessels.
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Do You Believe This?
A Catholic deacon’s reflection on Jeremiah 15 and John 11:19-27 for the Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.
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Why God Waits to Pull the Weeds
A Catholic reflection on Jeremiah 14:17-22 and Matthew 13:36-43: why Christ lets the weeds grow until harvest, with Blessed Stanley Rother.