Charity Reflections

Readings: Isaiah 42:1–4, 6–7; Psalm104; Acts 10:34–38; Luke 3:15–16, 21–22  We are thirteen days into this New Year. The Christmas celebrations have officially ended. The gifts have been given and in some cases returned. The Christmas trees have been taken down...

Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3A, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 A thousand pin pricks of light illuminate the deep desert sky, but the Magi see only one. A maverick star appearing from far beyond the edge of the known calls to them. Pay attention, it seems to...

The scene: a group of people gathered at a crossroads. Under the impact of forces beyond their control, they are pushed to make a choice that none of them really wants to make. The choice means that they must undertake a difficult journey and leave behind their home,...

READINGS: Micah 5:1–4a; Ps.80: 2-3, 15–16, 18–19; Hebrews 10: 5-10; Luke 1: 39–45 “Make us turn to you. Let us see your Face.” “Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste.” Somehow Miryam of Nazareth has been imaged as a very young woman alone and hurrying...

READINGS: Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18 Shout for joy, O Daughter Zion! Fear not, be not discouraged! Your kindness should be known to all; have no anxiety at all. When fear overrides our good fortune, and terror by night and by...

READINGS:  Jeremiah 33: 14–16; Psalm 25; 1 Thessalonians 3: 12- 4:2; Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36 How many times have we heard today’s Scripture? Are we not all familiar with Advent and its meaning? We are preparing for the coming of Christ so as to remember and...

This reflection on Mary comes from an unusual source — a new book on faith and its impact on the financial choices we make. The author, James Philipps, is a full-time teacher of religion at Cathedral High School, Manhattan, and an adjunct at Molloy College on Long...

July 31 marks the day when Elizabeth Seton began the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg, MD in 1809. The following reflection was written for the 200th anniversary in 2009 by Sister Mary Beth McCurdy, SCIC, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity of the...

READINGS: Exodus 24: 3-8; Psalm 116; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26  “How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me?” (Ps 116:12) This verse from today’s psalm resonates with much in my life, particularly my experience of...