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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 15, 2023 – Our Lady of Sorrows / Jn 19:25-27Lessons from Mary at the foot of the cross - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you learn by imagining the face of Mary, the soul of Mary at the foot of the cross? How can you be more deeply united with Christ, so that his joys and sorrows will be yours? Why does Jesus want you to receive Mary as your mother? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-1503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 14, 2023 – Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross / Jn 3:13-17How to understand the cross - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does the Lord want to show you through the mystery of the cross? How could some trials become the occasion for God’s light to be manifested? What crosses have resulted from your faithfulness to Christ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-1403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 13, 2023 - 23rd Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:20-26The significance of the beatitudes and woes - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Where does your heart usually go? What are the things you think about the most? What does usually cause changes in your mood? What is it that you most admire in people who live by the beatitudes? What step could you take today to draw closer to that ideal? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-1303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 12, 2023 – 23rd Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:12-19Why did Jesus establish the Church? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention about this election of the Twelve? In what ways do you think that Jesus wants to shine his light through you? What would the Lord want you to do to be faithful to the mission He has for you in this life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-1203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 11, 2023 – 23rd Monday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:6-11How to apply the law of the sabbath in today’s context - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. If there’s a capacity that Jesus would want to restore in you today, what would that be? What are the voices that Jesus would oppose, so that you can regain the balance you need? How can you recover the sense of purpose in what you do? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-1103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 10, 2023 - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 18:15-20When are we supposed to correct others? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How is Jesus inviting you to be more aware of your responsibility over others? In what way can you exercise it? What have you learned from the correction or the encouragement of others? How has your prayer life grown by sharing it with others? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-1003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 9, 2023 – 22nd Saturday in Ordinary Time / Lk 6:1-5Does the sabbath have significance for a Catholic? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How are you honoring the Lord’s day? How could you use it better? How should you set boundaries around the demands of work? How can Jesus’ interpretation of the law help you, in the way He teaches us to balance things, and to see them in their right proportion? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 8, 2023 – Feast of the Nativity of Mary / Mt 1:1-16, 18-23What we can learn from Jesus’ lineage - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you imagine what Jesus would have said to some of these patriarchs and ancestors as they went through difficult times? What will the Lord say to you one day when you both look back at your current situation? What are the good things that Jesus wants you to draw from the trials, the dreams, the expectations of the present moment? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 7, 2023 – 22nd Thursday in Ordinary Time / Lk 5:1-11The calling of Simon - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this passage illumine your own encounter with Christ? Have you perceived in your own life how it is that knowledge of Christ and self-knowledge grow together? Have you seen the miraculous fruitfulness that takes place when you act at the Lord’s command? What’s the mission field Jesus has in mind for you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 6, 2023 – 22nd Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 4:38-44How did Jesus manage his time? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How well are you balancing the different aspects of your life? Are there any destabilizing or intoxicating forces in your life, things that tend to take you off balance? What helps you regain your sense of purpose? How does Jesus’ example help you in this regard? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 5, 2023 – 22nd Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Lk 4:31-37Do demons have faith? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention about Christ’s authority? Have you experienced the power of Christ’s authority in your own life, in how He has strengthened you or delivered you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 4, 2023 - 22nd Monday in Ordinary Time / Lk 4:16-30How could people of Nazareth reject Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does that battle of competing interpretations play out in your own case? What are the human factors that explain who you are? And then, what are those aspects of your life that you have discovered through faith, and can only be accounted for as a result of God’s power? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 3, 2023 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 16:21-27Why did Jesus rebuke Peter so sternly? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What impulses is Jesus asking you to discern? Why did the Lord encourage us to follow him on the path of the cross? What are the dangers of rejecting every cross? What indirect blessings have come to you on that path of self-denial? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 2, 2023 – 21st Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 25:14-30The parable of the talents - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What talents has the Lord entrusted you with? Can you reconnect with your passion for making those grow? What are the fears and obstacles you’ll have to overcome to multiply your talents? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietySep 1, 2023 – 21st Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 25:1-13Two opposite types of foolishness - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is lacking in your wisdom? Do you tend toward fideism, or toward naturalism? How is the Lord calling you to grow in prudence? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-09-0103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 31, 2023 - 21st Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 24:42-51What does it take to lead others in the faith? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you sense you are accountable to the Lord and to others in the way you conduct yourself? Would you need to grow in the ways of faith, or in the ways of prudence? Who are the ones Jesus is asking you to watch over? How are you guiding them, and what is the proper food they need at this time? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-3103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 30, 2023 – 21st Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 23:27-32The danger of mistaking the voices of society for conscience - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Am I giving in to this temptation to some extent, caring too much for how people view me, while neglecting how I am walking before God? Is my admiration for the saints consistent with my openness to the voice of God directed to me by the saints and prophets in my own time? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-3003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 29, 2023 - The Passion of St. John the Baptist / Mk 6:17-29On true greatness and freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What kind of ideal is Jesus presenting to you in the profile of this great prophet? Through this depiction of Herod’s life, is there something the Lord wants you to steer away from? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 28, 2023 – 21st Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 23:13-22A twisted understanding of religion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you see any of these problems being a possible distortion of your faith life? When do those symptoms surface and why? What is the Lord saying to you in this regard? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 27, 2023 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 16:13-20Simon Peter’s profession of faith - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What different types of salvation lie behind the diverging views of Jesus as the Son of God and Jesus as a human Messiah? What do you learn in this passage about your new identity in Christ? Why do you think Jesus decided to create the Church and make these promises concerning it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 26, 2023 – 20th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 23:1-12What does it mean we are not supposed to call anyone “father”? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. To what extent have good leaders been key in your own faith journey? Do you see situations in which you or others could be giving too much importance to those faith leaders, in a way that is not healthy or helpful? If you are responsible for others, are you exercising that responsibility in a spirit of humility and service? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 25, 2023 – 20th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 22:34-40Why was the question on the greatest commandment a test? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How central is friendship with God to your own life? How would you assess your love for people around you? And where does that love spring from? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 24, 2023 – Feast of St. Bartholomew / Jn 1:45-51The two-sided quality of personal traits - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. If you encountered Jesus today, what are those good qualities He would praise in you? What could be the flip-side of those good qualities? How would the Lord encourage you to use their good potential, and not their difficult side? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 23, 2023 – 20th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 20:1-16The parable of the laborers of the last hour - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does Christ’s invitation to work in his vineyard mean for you? Do you experience it as a blessing or as a burden? What is the true motivation for serving him that Jesus wants you to find? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 22, 2023 – 20th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 19:23-30The spiritual danger of possessions - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there things you need to be more detached from? Think of situations in which being detached from material things has helped you grow spiritually. Have you experienced the grace of a higher love that helped you become more detached? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 21, 2023 – 20th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 19:16-22The calling of the rich young man - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Has your faith in Christ helped you grow in your sense of orientation, morally speaking? What has helped you, or could help you, discover the commandments as a path of freedom? Have you ever encountered Jesus, or someone who reflected Jesus to you, in such manner that you discovered a deeper way to live the commandments? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 20, 2023 - 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 15:21-28Why was Jesus harsh with the Canaanite woman? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you seen the difference that purifying tests have made in your life? In what ways has the Lord tested your heart? What do you think He still wants to purify in you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-2003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 19, 2023 – 19th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 19:13-15Why is Jesus’ blessing of children significant? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why is this gesture of Jesus significant to you? What does Jesus want you to rediscover through it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 18, 2023 - 19th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 19:3-12Marriage as the gift of a higher love - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why did God decide to call humanity to such great and challenging vocation? Why is it a vocation? Why is it increasingly being perceived as something related to faith? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 17, 2023 - 19th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 18:21-35On forgiving daily annoyances - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you experienced patient acceptance from God and from others? How are you reacting to the faults committed by those around you? What is the attitude Jesus would want you to develop in this regard? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 16, 2023 - 19th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 18:15-20How should we exercise fraternal correction? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings. Who am I responsible for? What am I doing for their spiritual well-being? Why has the Lord given the Church that authority? What did Jesus intend us to gain from it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 15, 2023 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Lk 1:39-56Mary’s inner freedom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you find striking about Mary’s words and actions in this gospel? What elements here lead you to think of Mary as someone who was ready for heaven, even as she walked this earth? What does the Lord want you to learn from her example? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 14, 2023 - 19th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 17:22-27The mysterious payment of the Temple tax - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention in Christ’s character, as it comes through in these lines? Why do you think He acted the way He did? What was important to him? What is He trying to tell you, in the particular circumstances you are living through now? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 13, 2023 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 14:22-33Why did Jesus walk on the waters? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Does this miracle resonate with any particular moment in your life? What are the unstable waters Jesus wants you to dare walk through? What’s the level of faith in his grace that Jesus wants you to attain? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 12, 2023 – 18th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 17:14-20How are we to understand Jesus’ strong reaction against his generation? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus reacts so strongly in this gospel? What are your own conclusions on this? How would your life look and feel different if you had a deeper faith? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 11, 2023 - 18th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 16:24-28Why does Jesus insist on the cross if He brings good news? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you need to deny in yourself, or the cross you need to take up, in order to follow Jesus more closely? What would you gain if you took up that cross? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 10, 2023 – Feast of St. Lawrence / Jn 12:24-26The link between love and sacrifice - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways has the Lord led you to die to yourself in your faith journey? What fruit have you experienced as a result of those deaths? What is the fruitfulness you see in the lives of Christ and the saints, and how is that connected to their capacity for sacrifice? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-1003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 9, 2023 – 18th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 15:21-28Why was Jesus so stern with the Canaanite woman? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus subjected the woman to this test? Has God tested your heart at times? What were the outcomes of those trials? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 8, 2023 – 18th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 14:22-36Facing dangerous waters - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Reflecting on your own life, has the Lord pushed you cross through dangerous waters at times? How was it like? Did you discover God’s providence and grace, guiding you? How do you feel now about that experience? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 7, 2023 – 18th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 14:13-21Why did Jesus want the crowds to stay longer? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you admire in Jesus’ attitude in this passage? Talk to him about this. Have you been through situations in your life that resonate with this passage? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 6, 2023 - Feast of the Transfiguration / Mt 17:1-9Why did Jesus show his glory to the disciples? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention about Christ’s transfiguration? What are the most significant moments of light that you’ve had in recent times? What did the Lord want you to discover through them? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 5, 2023 - 17th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 14:1-12A spiritual reading of the Baptist’s passion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Enter the soul of Herod in this meditation. Can you relate to the way in which he feels pressured to act in a way he doesn’t want to act? How so? Have you experienced the freedom that Christ can give you? What is that freedom like? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 4, 2023 - 17th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:54-58Why did people in Nazareth reject Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is the sin of envy keeping you from growing spiritually? Have you discovered this vertical element in your life and that of others, the action of the Holy Spirit? How has God assumed the natural qualities you have, while purifying them, and giving them a broader scope? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 3, 2023 - 17th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:47-53The parable of the net - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you read situations familiar to you in this image of the net gathering fish of every kind? What elements or situations you find yourself in require vigilance and purification, because they are not compatible with life in Christ? Which are those elements that Jesus wants you to assume and redirect toward the Father’s glory? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 2, 2023 - 17th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:44-46The parables of the treasure and the pearl - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. When and how did you discover the reality of God’s kingdom as the highest value? What situations tempt you to look back? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyAug 1, 2023 - 17th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:36-43Can evil be completely eradicated? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What could constitute the opposite danger of being too indecisive or slow in fighting evil? Why do you think Jesus expressed such finality in the separation between good and evil in this explanation? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-08-0103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 31, 2023 - 17th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:31-35The mustard seed and the yeast - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How do these parables resonate with your own journey of faith? What were those small beginnings like? How did you grow from there? How is the Lord calling you to grow his kingdom where you are at right now? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-3103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 30, 2023 - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:44-52The hidden treasure and the pearl of great price – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How was your conversion? What did you discover under the surface of things that moved you to change your life? What elements remained, showing the continuity of God’s plan in your life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-3003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 29, 2023 - Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus / Jn 11:19-27What does it mean that Jesus is the resurrection and the life? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways have you seen people’s lives expand when they come close to Jesus? How has your own life expanded by walking with him? What stands out to you in the lifestyle of these three holy siblings? In what way is Jesus calling you to imitate them? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-2803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 28, 2023 - 16th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:18-23The hardened soil and the good soil -  Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you have experience of these things? What words has the Lord sown in you in recent times? Was there a time in which, looking back, it feels like your soul was hardened, unable to relate to the word of God? What changed things for you? What signs of the good soil do you find in yourself? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-2703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 27, 2023 - 16th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:10-17Why did Jesus teach the crowds only in parables? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What could be keeping you from understanding the gospels more deeply? What steps in your faith journey enabled to you better understand Christ’s teachings? Why is it that you couldn’t get the kingdom of God before taking those steps? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-2603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 26, 2023 - 16th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:1-9The parable of the sower - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there graces that God is asking you to be open to, or to protect to a greater degree? What makes the soil of your heart change from one type to another? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-2503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 25, 2023 - Feast of St. James / Mt 20:20-28Why Jesus did not completely reject the request of James and John - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is the kind of greatness you are looking for? Are you allowing your heart to dream of great things? Or are you completely dominated by discouragement and self-doubt? How has Jesus guided you by providing a better scope for your desires and dreams? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-2403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 24, 2023 - 16th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 12:38-42What does the sign of Jonah mean? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How are you receiving the signs that God has given you? What are those signs, the providential encounters, the transformed lives, the responses to prayer? And then think of Christ as the great sign. What calls your attention about the person of Jesus, about his words, teachings, and actions? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-2303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 23, 2023 - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:24-30The parable of the wheat and the weeds - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you see yourself reflected in the temptations of these servants? What does Jesus say to you in response to discouragement and impatience in the face of evil? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-2203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 21, 2023 - 15th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 12:1-8Why does Jesus claim to be Lord of the sabbath? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Could we be doing the same? Could we be placing discipline and sacrifice and efficiency above love of God and others? Are there situations in your life that resonate with this one? On which aspect of the commandments do you need to focus: the sacrificial, discipline aspect, or the core aspect of seeking God and loving others? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-2003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 20, 2023 - 15th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 11:28-30How can we find rest bearing Christ’s yoke? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What makes you feel weary and burdened? What is the yoke Jesus is inviting you to take upon yourself? In what way can you come to Jesus today? What does He want you to learn from his heart? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 19, 2023 - 15th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 11:25-27Why only the childlike receive the Son’s revelation - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is the source of your identity and your joy? What have you received from Christ? Are there areas of your life in which you still choose to rely on your own wisdom, more than on God’s? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 18, 2023 - 15th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 11:20-24Why did Christ reproach the towns where He conducted his mission? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does God want you to use the graces and blessings He is giving you at this time? Are there ways in which self-complacency can pose a spiritual danger for you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 17, 2023 - 15th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:34—11:1How can Jesus ask us to love him more than family? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this passage resonate with you? What are the conflicts you need to accept as part of your journey as disciple? Are there tensions, however, that don’t result from faith, but rather from your sinfulness? What does it mean for you to place Christ above other relationships? What aspects of Christ’s message are well received by those around you, and what aspects might find more resistance?https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071723.cfm ...
2023-07-1603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 16, 2023 - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:1-9The parable of the sower - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you identify these different types of soil at different stages in your journey? What kind of soil prevails in your soul at this time? What is Jesus inviting you to do about it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 15, 2023 - 14th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:24-33The temptations that stem from fear - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do those fears tell you about what you love and value most? How can you start challenging those fears, so as to place your Christian identity as the most important thing in your life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 14, 2023 - 14th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:16-23The paradox of a peaceful conquest - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What examples of simplicity and shrewdness do you find most inspiring in Christ and in the saints? What skills or virtues is Jesus encouraging you to cultivate, so that you can bear fruit in your mission? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 13, 2023 - 14th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:7-15How are we supposed to bring the gospel to others? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is your experience of living in the kingdom of God? How would you explain the novelty of living in Christ to others? In what ways does your life reflect the message of the gospel? Have you ever seen this played out – you or someone you know being an instrument of Christ to bring salvation to others? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 12, 2023 - 14th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:1-7Why did Jesus send his disciples on a mission? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you experienced that distinctive union of wisdom and power in Christianity? Why did God decide to count on us as messengers? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 11, 2023 - 14th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:32-38How Jesus dealt with the worst accusations - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What fuels your activity? How is Jesus inviting you to see the outcomes of your activity and to deal with criticism? Invite Jesus today to pour his sentiments into your heart. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 10, 2023 - 14th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:18-26A contemplation of the heart of Christ - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you think of situations in which you had to address people’s needs or balance many things at once? How do you normally perform in those situations? Now, imagine Christ walking through the same scenario you were in. How would Jesus react? Talk to the Lord about it, telling him what you would like to learn from him. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-1003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 9, 2023 - 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 11:25-30How can we find rest taking a yoke upon ourselves? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why did God decide to show his ways to the humble? What difference has it made for you to come to Jesus? How is his yoke different from other yokes? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 8, 2023 - 13th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:14-17Why were Christ’s disciples not supposed to fast? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. When did you see that transition in you? When did practices cease to be a burden, and become a way to feed the fire the Holy Spirit kindled in you? Are there still old wineskins in you, areas in which practices are a burden, not connected with that fire? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 7, 2023 - 13th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:9-13The conversion of St. Matthew - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How was Matthew doing before Jesus called him? How did the Lord make those first inroads into your life? Have you seen Christ reach others through the invitation of friends? Can you distinguish when entering a certain environment can bring the light of Christ, from situations that would simply be like walking into temptation? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 6, 2023 - 13th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:1-8Why did Jesus heal the paralytic? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what way is Jesus encouraging you to bring others to him, and to prepare them for that encounter? How has Jesus healed your soul, your body, your relationships? What does the Lord respond to the voices of unbelief that arise in your heart? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 5, 2023 - 13th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:28-34Why did these demons fear being cast out? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you seen something analogous to this incident, either in your own life or in the life of others? Are you willing to face the unsettling aspects of that fight? What do you find inspiring in Christ’s character and actions in this passage? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 4, 2023 - 13th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:23-27Why did Jesus challenge the disciples’ fears? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What storms you’ve sailed through in recent times? What are some of the things Jesus wants to remind you of in response to fears or worries you may have? Why do you think He doesn’t always respond right away, but may be quiet for a season? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 3, 2023 - Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle / Jn 20:24-29Why did Thomas doubt the resurrection? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are your own struggles with faith? Do you struggle because it’s hard to believe God can do certain things? Or do you struggle that God has chosen this particular way to convey faith to us? Can you relate to Thomas’ struggles – his jealousy, the comparison with others, his impulsiveness? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 2, 2023 - 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:37-42The danger of good things - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is there a risk that some relationships could become an idol for you? What are the crosses that lie in the path of your mission? How can you be a better messenger of Christ for others? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJul 1, 2023 - 12th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:5-17The healing of the centurion’s servant - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention in the heart of Christ? What kind of faith do you see in yourself? How does it compare to the faith of the centurion? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-07-0103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 30, 2023 - 12th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:1-4How can broken people live the law of the gospel? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In seeking to live out the sermon of the mount, what obstacles and weaknesses do you find in you? How has the Lord already helped you bear those weaknesses? What do you ask him now? What does He ask of you now? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-3003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 29, 2023 - Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul / Mt 16:13-19The complementary charisms of Peter and Paul - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus decided to endow the Church with these different charisms and promises? In what ways has the Church illumined and sustained you in your faith journey? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 28, 2023 - 12th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:15-20How are we to discern false prophets? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How can you grow in your ability to discern people’s moral character? Do you tend to err on the side of distrusting too much, or of trusting too quickly, or in an unqualified way? What attitude would the Lord want in you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 27, 2023 - 12th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:6, 12-14Why the golden rule is not so simple - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In your path of spiritual growth, have you noticed a shift in the kind of good things you want for others? Are there areas in which you already experience this law of growth in the spiritual life: that the road feels narrow in the beginning, and then it broadens? Why is Jesus pointing out these things to you today? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 26, 2023 - 12th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:1-5Why we should avoid judgment - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How would you want others to judge you? How could your judgment of others reflect that measure you’d want used for yourself? Are you working toward removing any blind spots in your moral vision? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 25, 2023 - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:26-33Do not live in fear - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is your life led primarily by fear, or by love? What are the fears that prevail in your heart? What could help you overcome fear? What fruits have you obtained when you’ve dared trample fear in your heart? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 24, 2023 - Nativity of John the Baptist / Lk 1:57-66, 80Why does God create interconnected stories? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you seen instances of God’s interventions in your life, or in stories you’ve heard or read about? What have you learned from those? What keys can you find in this passage about why such interventions can be missed, or misinterpreted, or, on the contrary, used in a good way? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 23, 2023 - 11th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 6:19-23The images of the treasure and the lamp - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How would you assess before the Lord your own relationship with possessions? Is there anything Jesus would encourage you to imitate in the way He looks at things? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 22, 2023 - 11th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 6:7-15The wisdom of the Lord’s Prayer - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Choose three petitions on which you may focus your meditation today. What is the wisdom they contain? Why do you need them? How can they help you grow in prayer? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 21, 2023 - 11th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 6:1-6, 16-18Walking before the Father’s gaze - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you tell those things you do to glorify God from those you do to be seen? How are the outcomes different? What steps is Jesus inviting you to take, so that you may seek him instead of human glory? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 20, 2023 - 11th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:43-48How is it possible to love our enemies? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Did you ever receive an act of kindness from someone you considered an enemy? What impact did that have on you? What situations come to mind when you hear this teaching of Christ? What is He encouraging you to do? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-2003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 19, 2023 - 11th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:38-42How do we deal with difficult people? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you think of instances in which this teaching was applied? (it could be instances in your own life, in the lives of the saints, or in people you know) What was the impact of those actions? Even if you feel that responding in this way may be hard to achieve in some specific situation you are dealing with, are there smaller steps in that direction that Jesus is encouraging you to take? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp...
2023-06-1903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 18, 2023 - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:36—10:8The missionary strategy of Christ - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you perceive when you look at the world through the eyes of Christ? What does the Lord tell you through his double response, that He cares for us directly and through the shepherds He has formed? What wisdom do you discover in the way Jesus established things? What relevance does this have for your life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1803 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 17, 2023 - Immaculate Heart of Mary / Lk 2:41-51Why did Jesus stay behind in the Temple? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you think of events that have been like reminders from God of what’s important in your life? What is the ground of your obedience? Social convention? Doing what is less risky? Is it faith in God? What do you take away from Mary’s response to what Christ did? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1703 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 16, 2023 - Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus / Mt 11:25-30Three virtues of the Sacred Heart - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is there anything blocking you off from the source of joy? What keys for acceptance and humility can you learn from the heart of Christ? How has Jesus manifested his goodness to you, both in offering shelter and in helping you face your responsibilities? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1603 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 15, 2023 - 10th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:20-26A holiness greater than the letter of the law - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think Jesus asks us to interiorize his commandments? How do you deal with anger? Do you need to seek reconciliation? What is the Lord inviting you to do in this area? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1503 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 14, 2023 - 10th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:17-19Do we Christians still need the law? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you experienced the good use of laws and good teachings in your faith journey? Do you need to heal your image of the law? In what areas of your life do you need that external help of discipline, good community, mentoring, and good laws? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1403 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 13, 2023 - 10th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:13-16Salt of the earth and light of the world - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Who are the people who have been salt and light for you? How are you called to be salt and light for others? In what circumstances is the temptation to blend in the strongest for you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1303 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 12, 2023 - 10th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:1-12The Beatitudes - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How is the Lord speaking to you through the beatitudes today? Which of them do you see reflected most clearly in the heart of Jesus? Which is the one that describes you best? Which is the one you need the most? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1203 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 11, 2023 - Solemnity of Corpus Christi / Jn 6:51-58Why did Jesus give us his Body and Blood? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How have scarcity or abundance led you to give greater value to your relationship with God? How does the Eucharist nourish your connection with him? Why is the Eucharist life-giving, yet not conflict-free? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1103 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 10, 2023 - 9th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:38-44The danger of seeking wealth and attention - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. 1. Imagine the scene of the gospel for a moment. 2. Place yourself in both scenarios: think what it would be like to be noticed by everyone, but not known by Christ. Then imagine you are acknowledged by Christ, but ignored by many in the world. Then say to the Lord that you choose the path of being acknowledged by him. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-1003 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 9, 2023 - 9th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:35-37Why does it matter that the Messiah is greater than David? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has God’s salvation been manifested in your life and in the life of people you know? How has that salvation gone above and beyond human expectations? What are those side-effects of salvation that are good outcomes even for this life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-0903 minDaily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John SocietyJun 8, 2023 - 9th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:28-34The central role of love in Christian life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What needs to be redirected in your life, so as to reflect the order of love that Jesus teaches? In what ways is Jesus encouraging you to connect love of God and neighbor, and also love and worship? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-0803 min