For the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley explores the disciples’ concerns that others were performing wonders in the name of Jesus. Our Lord reminds the disciples that no one who speaks in the name of Jesus, who gives a cup
In the Opening the Word Scripture reflection for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley encourages us to listen to James and listen to Jesus, to create a Church based on peace, friendship, a communion grounded in an unimaginable love. A
In the Opening the Word Scripture reflection for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley explores Jesus’ question to his disciples, “But, who do you say I am?” O’Malley writes: “Mark places Jesus’ question and Peter’s profession at the center of
Offering a reflection for the Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley alerts us to “show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.” We are called to treat the poor and marginalized as we would
Reflecting on the twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley writes about keeping the Law, and being open to allowing many to enter the kingdom of God: “Yes, the word of God dwells in us, the baptized sons and daughters of the
Timothy O’Malley continues his reflection on the bread of life discourse in this week’s Opening the Word. He reminds us that eating the flesh of Jesus and drinking his blood are necessary if we are to experience the resurrection from the dead.
Tim O’Malley prepares us for the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary by recalling that this interlude in the bread of life discourse, which we have heard over the last few weeks, is a supremely Eucharistic feast. As we
Preparing us for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley continues his discussion about the Bread of Life. We hear, after Jesus announces, “I am the Bread of Life,” that the crowds begin to murmur among themselves at which Jesus announces
Preparing us for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley writes about the continuation of the bread of life discourse. The crowds gather to see Jesus work a miracle. The crowd desires bread that the Father provided through Moses. Jesus announces,
In years when the Church reads the Gospel of Mark, which is the shortest of the Gospels, we spend mid-summer Masses listening to the Bread of Life discourse in the Gospel of John. John 6, as we will see over the next