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14th Sunday of Ordinary Time A

July 6, 2014



Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, S. J.

Go Gentle

Perhaps God does not mean to erase labor and suffering from our lives, not throw them away, but instead means them to be pathways to a solid ground that lies beneath our troubles.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser, OMI

Living in the Holy Spirit

The very strength that intelligence and learning bring into our lives can instill in us a false sense of self-sufficiency.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Lightening the Load

To come to someone is to let that person come into you. It is to be open to him, to let his will make a difference to what you yourself will and do. It isn't safe, generally speaking.

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

Finding a Just Savior

Maybe we continue to suffer so many miseries because we look for answers in the wrong places. We look “up” at the rich and powerful, expecting to find strength and security, and we are disillusioned with “empty promises of passing joy.”

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Meek King

Carpenters used to make a yoke by hand to fit the animal that would wear it. Is your “yoke”  handmade for you? If yes, who “makes” it?

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A Poem
to Sit With

J. Janda

The Halo Persisting

The Lord

of the Universe

sees

not only

the yellow

columbine

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