Scripture Reflections for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"I need a relationship with God. This I have come to realize. I need to be fully immersed in His grace, and let Him guide me and lead me through..."

"Saint Paul conveys a unique and powerful perspective on suffering. What he called a “thorn in the flesh,” was a suffering so great that it burdened him, prompted him to..."

"Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries."

"I have seen with my own eyes two people who have now been declared saints. One was Pope John Paul II in his popemobile in Glasgow, where he was taken..."

"Our culture isn’t comfortable with failure. In this age of endless upgrades, and prizes for all, at least one American school abolished its honour roll as a “source of embarrassment..."

"I remember hearing a radio programme where someone made the following remark: “You know, to grow up knowing that you are loved and accepted is an enormous birthright.”I do not..."

"Today’s gospel describes what happened when Jesus went home to preach the gospel. Put simply, it was a disaster. The people recognised Jesus. They recognised Jesus’ wisdom. They even recognised..."

"Today’s readings introduce Jesus as a prophet and explain how prophets and other messengers from God inevitably suffer rejection. The readings challenge us to face rejection and hardship with prophetic..."

"Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to meet Jesus? Or perhaps wondered about what it would have been like to be sat in front of him..."

"In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the subject of God and creation. More and more the beauty of the world is celebrated in prayer and..."

"You get a letter telling you to go to the out-patients department of your local hospital. You haven't been there before, and you're not too sure about the procedures, but..."

"Friends, all baptized Christians are summoned to announce the Word of God. In our Gospel today, we hear the call, like Ezekiel, to share the Good News with all whom..."

"This week’s Scriptures illuminate the identity and mission of a prophet—a calling that belongs to all the baptized by virtue of our Baptism. God appoints the prophets to a specific..."

"Every baptized person is conformed to Christ: King, Priest, and Prophet. Thus speaking the divine truth (prophecy) is not the concern of priests and bishops alone, but of all members..."