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  Thursday – 5 th Week of Lent Responsorial Psalm- Psalm 105:4-9 You Are NOT Forgotten! Bethlehem     I thought, for once, we could reflect on today’s responsorial Psalm! The Lord remembers his covenant for ever. Look to the LORD in his strength; seek to serve him constantly. Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought, his portents, and the judgments he has uttered. He remembers forever his covenant which he made binding for a thousand generations Think about that for a sec!   Let it sink in!   The Lord remembers His covenant forever!   God never stops loving us!   He never forgets us!   Even in the worst of times, moments when we despair, moments when all seems lost and hopeless!   Moments when we throw in the towel and throw up our hands!   Moments of pain, of loss, of sickness and death – He does not forget us!   Even when we may give up on ourselves, give up on Him, Our Father does not abandon us! ...
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  Wednesday – 5th Week in Lent Gospel - John 8:31-42 Who’s Your Daddy! Church of St. Joseph, Nazareth Who’s your Daddy?   Who is the one you turn to when you need advice or comfort or direction?   Who is the one who tells you the truth and helps you to see light in times of darkness?   Who guides you, corrects you and encourages you?   Even after his passing 21 years ago, my Dad still is ‘the one’!   He still continues to counsel and serve as an example of how to be a person of charity and of compassion and forgiveness.   Even today he remains my moral compass.   And, believe me, when I falter or stumble, my ‘fatherly’ conscience lets me have it!   But I also know that, besides being a son of Will, I am also a child of God. And that is what Jesus reminds us of in today’s Gospel.   As Jesus continues to spar with the Pharisees, they argue that they are the children of Abraham (man), children of the Law.   Jesus challeng...
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