Readings for August 15, 2021 Revelation 11:19, 12:1-6, 10Psalm 45:10-12, 161 Corinthians 15:20-27Luke 1:39-56 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ My mom was a tough biscotti. The only daughter of Italian immigrants,… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Ask mom”
Month: August 2021
Redemptive (Haiku)
All those who sufferYet still cling to their beliefAchieve their reward
Prayers from Scripture: Micah 7:7
I will look to You alone, O Lord. I will wait for You, the God of my salvation. I know You hear my prayer and I praise… Read more “Prayers from Scripture: Micah 7:7”
Monday Psalms, Psalm 19 (18) (August 9)
Let the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. All of life… Read more “Monday Psalms, Psalm 19 (18) (August 9)”
Sunday readings reflection: Carbs are life
Readings for August 8, 2021 1 Kings 19:4-8Psalm 34:2-9Ephesians 4:30-5:2John 6:41-51 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ Having grown up with an Italian mom, I am no stranger to the smell of… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Carbs are life”
Original sin, unending mercy
They had everything.Yet still succumbed to desireand temptation.Ashamed, they hid. Sin’s beginning Hiding did not work.He knewand He still knows.His rebuke stung. Consequential punishment A failed experimentfrom… Read more “Original sin, unending mercy”
Prayers from Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:2-3
There is none like You, O Lord, none beside You, no foundation so firm as You. You are my rock and my salvation. I will hold my… Read more “Prayers from Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:2-3”
Monday Psalms, Psalm 18 (17)
The Lord is my rock and my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation,… Read more “Monday Psalms, Psalm 18 (17)”
Reflections from the Pew 