Angela For Today

Deuteronomy 6:2-6Hebrews 7:23-28Mark 12:28B-34 Love God and Neighbor The reading from Deuteronomy gives us the famous command to love God above all else. This command is reiterated in the gospel story when one of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is…

In January of 2020 I started writing Angela for Today. Over these past four years, I have published 248 blogs, have had 7,052 visitors to the site and 12, 027 views over that time. This month, we are going to take a look back at the most read blogs over the last four years. This week’s…

In January of 2020 I started writing Angela for Today. Over these past four years, I have published 248 blogs, have had 7,052 visitors to the site and 12, 027 views over that time. This month, we are going to take a look back at the most read blogs over the last four years. This week’s…

In January of 2020 I started writing Angela for Today. Over these past four years, I have published 248 blogs, have had 7,052 visitors to the site and 12, 027 views over that time. This month, we are going to take a look back at the most read blogs over the last four years. This week’s…

In January of 2020 I started writing Angela for Today. Over these past four years, I have published 248 blogs, have had 7,052 visitors to the site and 12, 027 views over that time. This month, we are going to take a look back at the most read blogs over the last four years. Thank you…

Nm 11:25-29Jas 5:1-6Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Jealousy In the first reading from Numbers and the Gospel of Mark jealousy rears its ugly head.  The Lord shares some of the spirit that was on Moses with seventy-two of the elders of the community. Two who were not present also receive the same spirit. Immediately it is…

Wis 2:12, 17-20Jas 3:16—4:3Mk 9:30-37 Humility, Wisdom and Service On this Sunday, the readings invite us to reflect on the roles of humility, wisdom, and service in our lives. We are challenged to examine how we live our faith and interact with others.  The Book of Wisdom tells us about just people suffering because of…

Is 50:5-9aJas 2:14-18Mk 8:27-35 Suffering In today’s gospel Jesus asks his disciples who people are saying he is. They say in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” He then asks them who they think he is. Peter says to him in reply, “You are the Christ.” This is correct…

Is 35:4-7aJas 2:1-5Mk 7:31-37 Be Open  The first reading for Sunday sets the tone for the message of all three readings, It is one that should fill our hearts with hope. Thus says the LORD: Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, he comes with vindication; with…

Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8James 1:17-18,21b-22,27Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Interior Motivation In the first reading Moses instructs the Israelites about the commandments. He tells them to, “Observe them carefully, for thus will you give evidence of your wisdom and intelligence to the nations, who will hear of all these statutes and say, ‘This great nation is truly a…

Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18bEph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32Jn 6:60-69 Choices The readings for Sunday remind us of the importance of making good choices. In the Gospel, many of those who followed Jesus turn away because they find his teachings too hard to understand or accept. As a result of this, many of his disciples returned…

Proverbs 9:1-6Ephesians 5:15-20John 6:51-58 Belief Picture yourself in the crowd of people gathered around Jesus. You are attracted to him and his teachings and impressed at the miracles he has performed. Then he says these words, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his…

1 Kgs 19:4-8Eph 4:30—5:2Jn 6:41-51 Hopefulness Has there ever been a time in your life when you felt less confident or hopeful, a time when you lost your enthusiasm or zest for life? This is what depression or discouragement is and how it tends to bring darkness rather than light to our lives. In the…

Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15Ephesians 4:17, 20-24John 6:24-35 Hunger Hunger is a terrible thing. Every night all over the world untold numbers of people go to bed hungry. The pangs of hunger are feelings that some children know on a daily basis. Parents go without their own food to feed their children. Crimes are committed to somehow…

2 Ephesians 4:1-6Kings 4:42-44John 6:1-15 Generosity In the first reading the prophet Elisha foreshadows Jesus by feeding a hundred people with twenty barley loaves and then has some left over. In the gospel we find the famous story of Jesus feeding a huge crowd with five barley loaves and two fish. These readings encourage us…