Love by the Charcoal Fire

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/30/22

THE WORD BECAME FLSH

Third Sunday of Easter, 2022

Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41

Ps 30

Rev 5:11-14

Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14

Love by the Charcoal Fire

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including ... Read More »

Five loaves Two fish

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/30/22

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Friday of the second week of Easter, 2022

Acts 5:34-42

Ps 27

John 6:1-15

St. Catherine of Siena

Five loaves Two fish

I remember some people saying recently when they heard this very familiar gospel story again that before this they hadn’t mentioned the ... Read More »

He who is from above…

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/28/22

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Thursday of the Second Week of Easter

Acts 5:27-33

Ps 34

John 3:31-36

He who is from above…

Dear friends in Christ, Baptism opens to us the way of salvation. Yet it does not take away our freedom to choose what we want to ... Read More »

God so loved the world…

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/28/22

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, 2022

Acts 5:17-26

Ps 34

John 3:16-21

God so loved the world…

Dear friends in Christ, love is another name for God and that love moves God to mercy. If not for that love, the world should ... Read More »

One in heart and Soul

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/28/22

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Easter, 2022

Acts 4:32-37

Ps 93

John 3:7-15

One in heart and Soul

Dear friends in Christ, the early Church provides a model of what a good community should be. A place where people are united heart and ... Read More »

My Son Mark

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/25/22

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Monday of second Sunday of Easter, 2022

1Pt 5:5-14

Ps 89

Mark 16:15-20

Feast of St Mark, Evangelist

My Son Mark

Dear friends in Christ, how often do we address each other as brothers and sisters? Though this relationship is not based on descent ... Read More »

Peace

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/21/22

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Thursday in the Octave of Easter, 2022

Acts 3:11-26

Ps 8

Luke 24:35-48

Peace

Dear friends in Christ, if there is something the world needs for now, beyond the human solution in sight, it is peace. One may wonder why it is so difficult. ... Read More »

Our Companion on the Way

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/21/22

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Wednesday in Octave of Easter, 2022

Acts 3:1-10

Ps 105

Luke 24:13-35

Our Companion on the Way

Through his resurrection, Jesus had transformed, from earthly to risen life, and his presence to his disciples as risen Lord had a transforming effect on them. We ... Read More »

Galilee

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/20/22

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

Monday in the Easter Octave, 2022

Acts 2:14, 22-33

Ps 16

Matt 28:8-15

Galilee

The mood of Easter is very well captured at the beginning of this morning’s gospel reading (Mt 28:8-15), ‘Filled with awe and great joy the women came quickly away from ... Read More »

Costly Ointment

Posted by Rosanne Thomas on 4/11/22

THE WORD BECAME FLSH

Monday of Holy Week, 2022

Isa 42:1-7

Ps 27

John12:1-11

Costly Ointment

Dear friends in Christ, as we continue our journey into the Holy Week, we can only imagine, what each of the days meant for Jesus at the time. He knew the ... Read More »