Gary Fritsch

Today's Scripture The prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours, prayed by priests, religious and many lay people begin with "Lord open my lips and my mouth will proclaim your praise." Jesus fulfills this with the deaf man today as he also cures his speech impediment. He does it in a way that is gritty and physical. I know it's lost some popularity in a post COVID world, but I believe that physical touch is important, comforting, needed. Jesus agrees. So much so that he reaches out and touches...

Today's Scripture I think that we generally misunderstand the mission of Jesus Christ. We understand that Jesus is bringing salvation to the world and indeed he is. But when we think of Jesus in this way, we tragically miss what Jesus is really intending to do in this world. Jesus has one thing, and only one thing, on His mind: The will of the Father. The primary focus of the will of the Father was this: to show his people that God never fails in fulfilling the promises that He has made. ...

Today's Scripture I think that most people will misinterpret the title of this reflection. They might think I am going to exhort them to begin contributing or volunteering in their faith community or standing up for a cause. Those are all great, but that's not what I will focus on, because that's not what Jesus is doing in today's reading. You may have heard me say before that humanity is a child. God's child. God is, at the same time, caring for us individually and raising humanity to its...