This past Monday night I led the Bible Study Night at Spirit and Truth here in Austin, Texas. It was not on my calendar until three days before when a friend who […]
The Readings for Pentecost Sunday
How do I study the Holy Bible?
Yesterday, I wrote about the importance of studying the Scriptures and how the Road to Emmaus in Luke 24 gives us a glance of Jesus explaining the Scriptures to his disciples on […]
The Road to Emmaus and Scripture Study
The Gospel in the Wednesday within the Octave of Easter came from Luke 24:13-25 – The Road to Emmaus. This is by far one of my favorite scripture passages in all the […]
Psalm 137 – Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you!
I realize that four days have passed since the 4th Sunday in Lent, but with school starting up again this week and trying to plan lessons for my students for the upcoming […]
Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent
Today, I want to write on all four readings from yesterday. Last Monday, I gave a Bible Study on the readings we heard yesterday (well I didn’t hear them since I attended […]
Psalm 116 – Walking Before the LORD
This past Sunday in the Roman Liturgy we celebrated the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The psalm for this past Sunday was Psalm 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19. When I walked into Mass at […]
Psalm 25 – Make Me To Know Your Ways, O Lord…
Continuing with the same theme of sin and forgiveness, I wish to write a short reflection on Psalm 25. Since we are in Lent, this is theme that will continue through this […]
Psalm 51 – Have Mercy on Me, O God…
Now that we are officially into the season of Lent, I wanted to write on something that would be beneficial to this Lenten season and really anytime we have sinned and are […]
Psalm 41 – A Plea for Healing
As many of you will remember, Psalm 41: 2-3, 4-5, 13-14 was the Responsorial Psalm at the Roman Rite Liturgy yesterday – the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. I am choosing to […]
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