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Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 19, 2023 - 15th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 11:25-27
Why 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
2023-07-18
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 18, 2023 - 15th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 11:20-24
Why 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
2023-07-17
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 17, 2023 - 15th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:34—11:1
How 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 ...
2023-07-16
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 16, 2023 - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 13:1-9
The 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
2023-07-15
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 15, 2023 - 14th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:24-33
The 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
2023-07-14
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 14, 2023 - 14th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:16-23
The 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
2023-07-13
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 13, 2023 - 14th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:7-15
How 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
2023-07-12
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 12, 2023 - 14th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:1-7
Why 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
2023-07-12
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 11, 2023 - 14th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:32-38
How 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
2023-07-11
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 10, 2023 - 14th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:18-26
A 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
2023-07-10
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 9, 2023 - 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 11:25-30
How 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
2023-07-09
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 8, 2023 - 13th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:14-17
Why 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
2023-07-08
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 7, 2023 - 13th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:9-13
The 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
2023-07-07
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 6, 2023 - 13th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:1-8
Why 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
2023-07-06
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 5, 2023 - 13th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:28-34
Why 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
2023-07-05
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 4, 2023 - 13th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:23-27
Why 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
2023-07-04
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 3, 2023 - Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle / Jn 20:24-29
Why 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
2023-07-03
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 2, 2023 - 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:37-42
The 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
2023-07-02
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jul 1, 2023 - 12th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:5-17
The 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
2023-07-01
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 30, 2023 - 12th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 8:1-4
How 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
2023-06-30
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 29, 2023 - Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul / Mt 16:13-19
The 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
2023-06-29
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 28, 2023 - 12th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:15-20
How 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
2023-06-28
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 27, 2023 - 12th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:6, 12-14
Why 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
2023-06-27
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 26, 2023 - 12th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 7:1-5
Why 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
2023-06-26
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 25, 2023 - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 10:26-33
Do 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
2023-06-25
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 24, 2023 - Nativity of John the Baptist / Lk 1:57-66, 80
Why 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
2023-06-24
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 23, 2023 - 11th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mt 6:19-23
The 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
2023-06-23
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 22, 2023 - 11th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 6:7-15
The 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
2023-06-22
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 21, 2023 - 11th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Walking 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
2023-06-21
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 20, 2023 - 11th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:43-48
How 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
2023-06-20
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 19, 2023 - 11th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:38-42
How 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...
2023-06-19
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 18, 2023 - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Mt 9:36—10:8
The 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
2023-06-18
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 17, 2023 - Immaculate Heart of Mary / Lk 2:41-51
Why 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
2023-06-17
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 16, 2023 - Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus / Mt 11:25-30
Three 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
2023-06-16
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 15, 2023 - 10th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:20-26
A 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
2023-06-15
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 14, 2023 - 10th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:17-19
Do 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
2023-06-14
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 13, 2023 - 10th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:13-16
Salt 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
2023-06-13
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 12, 2023 - 10th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mt 5:1-12
The 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
2023-06-12
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 11, 2023 - Solemnity of Corpus Christi / Jn 6:51-58
Why 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
2023-06-11
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 10, 2023 - 9th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:38-44
The 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
2023-06-10
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 9, 2023 - 9th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:35-37
Why 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
2023-06-09
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 8, 2023 - 9th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:28-34
The 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
2023-06-08
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 7, 2023 - 9th Wednesday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:18-27
The difficulty of imagining heaven - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Compare how your life was before encountering Jesus to how it is now that you walk with him. How does the new situation of living in Christ help you understand a bit better what heaven is like? Do you find anticipations of heaven in that new life you have in Christ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-07
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 6, 2023 - 9th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:13-17
Can you be part of this world as a Catholic? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you find yourself in a similar situation at times, when others tell you that you cannot be a Catholic and be part of the 21st century? How can you find a Christ-like balance, so as to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God? Who can you think of as a role-model in striking the right balance of living in the world but not being of the world? --- Send in a...
2023-06-06
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 5, 2023 - 9th Monday in Ordinary Time / Mk 12:1-12
The temptation to seize the vineyard - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What aspects of the wisdom of God stand out to you in this parable? In what ways does this parable provide helpful warnings? How is Jesus inviting you to await the renewal He wants to bring to his Church? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-05
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 4, 2023 - Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity / Jn 3:16-18
The Trinity and Personal Giving - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What aspects of God’s personal giving to us are especially meaningful to you? In what ways does sin undermine or distort personal giving? When has your life been enhanced by the personal giving of others? How are you called to give of yourself to others? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-04
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 3, 2023 - 8th Saturday in Ordinary Time / Mk 11:27-33
The integrity required to challenge Jesus - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there similar gray areas in my life? Are there aspects in which I choose to remain ambiguous, because I don’t want to take a stance that is unpopular, or face hard questions? Could Jesus turn the tables on me in a similar way? Do I have the integrity and purity of intention to question him? What steps is Jesus inviting me to take? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-03
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 2, 2023 - 8th Friday in Ordinary Time / Mk 11:11-26
Omissions that lead to spiritual barrenness - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What resonates with you when you reflect on these actions and teachings of Jesus? Are there spiritual gifts or opportunities that you have received, but are not bearing fruit? Do you find that any of the obstacles to prayer referenced here could be crippling your prayer life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-02
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Jun 1, 2023 - 8th Thursday in Ordinary Time / Mk 10:46-52
What does Bartimaeus’ healing represent? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is your life diminished in some sense because there are steps you are reluctant to take? How has Jesus opened your eyes? Have you fully embraced the consequences of the grace Jesus has given you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-06-01
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 31, 2023 - Feast of the Visitation / Lk 1:39-56
What we can learn from Mary’s visitation - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What doors has the Lord opened for you, so that you get to share your faith journey with others? What traits do you find especially inspiring in Mary and Elizabeth? Is there anything in their character that the Lord is encouraging you to imitate? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-31
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 30, 2023 - 8th Tuesday in Ordinary Time / Mk 10:28-31
The rewards of those who venture things for Christ - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What things have you risked or given up to follow Christ? In what ways have you experienced that paradox of receiving from the Lord the true measure of those things you had given up to follow him? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-30
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 29, 2023 - Memorial of Mary Mother of the Church / Jn 19:25-34
Mary, our mother in the order of grace - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways have you grown in union with Christ, so as to partake of his sufferings and of his joys, as Mary did? Imagine you are the one at the foot of the cross, and that Mary receives you as her son, as her daughter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-29
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 28, 2023 - Solemnity of Pentecost / Jn 20:19-23
Why did Christ sent his Spirit upon his disciples? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention in the way the Holy Spirit works? Have you seen signs of the Holy Spirit in you or others in recent times? What dimension of the action of the Holy Spirit resonates with you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-28
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 27, 2023 - 7th Saturday of Easter / Jn 21:20-25
The temptation to compare ourselves with others - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are there areas in your life in which you feel insecure, or you tend to compare yourself with others? What does Jesus say in response to those voices? How does He encourage you? What is it that matters to him? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-27
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 26, 2023 - 7th Friday of Easter / Jn 21:15-19
“Simon, do you love me?” - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Imagine this scene in all its details. Then, imagine you are Peter and Jesus asks you these questions. Do you love me? How can you show Jesus your love for him? How could your love for him grow? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-26
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 25, 2023 - 7th Thursday of Easter / Jn 17:20-26
What does Jesus ask for when He prays for us? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What does each of these gifts Jesus prayed for mean to you? What is keeping you from receiving them? How would your life look like if you received a greater portion of these gifts? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-25
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 24, 2023 - 7th Wednesday of Easter / Jn 17:11b-19
What does Jesus mean by asking that his disciples be consecrated? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has Jesus protected you and watched over you? How has the message of Christ transformed you and led you to live in a way that is distinctive? In what ways has the Lord consecrated you, that is, established you solidly in faith? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-24
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 23, 2023 - 7th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 17:1-11a
What did Jesus say when He prayed? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. So, in this meditation, you may imagine yourself at the end of your life in this world, looking back on your life the way Jesus does in this prayer. How would you like to summarize your life? Imagine Jesus speaking to the Father about you. What are the good things He says? What do you find most inspiring in the character of Jesus? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-23
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 22, 2023 - 7th Monday of Easter / Jn 16:29-33
Signs of spiritual growth - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Where are you in your spiritual journey? Can you identify some steps of growth you have taken? What is still lacking? Where is Jesus pointing next? Where do you get your identity from? How can you become more rooted in the Father? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-22
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 21, 2023 - Ascension of the Lord / Mt 28:16-20
How could the apostles doubt when seeing Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you yourself experienced that mixture of awe and doubt? What is Jesus showing you by the fact that He entrusted his own mission to his apostles? What does that teach you about God, about you, and about his plan for your life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-21
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 20, 2023 - 6th Saturday of Easter / Jn 16:23b-28
What does it mean to pray in the name of Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Imagine in this meditation that Jesus is praying before the Father. What do you imagine him saying? How could your prayer become more Christ-like? What do you think would change in you if your outlook and intentions were more like those of Christ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-20
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 19, 2023 - 6th Friday of Easter / Jn 16:20-23
How to assess joy and sorrow in the spiritual life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What have been some movements of joy and of sadness in recent times? What is the cause of those joys and sorrows? Is there something that Jesus wants to teach you through those movements in your heart? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-19
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 18, 2023 - 6th Thursday of Easter / Jn 16:16-20
How can sadness become joy? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Is Jesus inviting you to imitate some aspect of his leadership? What would be some examples in your life in which the reason for your sadness turned into joy in the Spirit? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-18
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 17, 2023 - 6th Wednesday of Easter / Jn 16:12-15
Why does God reveal things to us gradually? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. 1. Think of how God has led you through gradual steps to a growth that you couldn’t have done all at once. 2. Think of ways in which the Holy Spirit has led you to insights or discoveries that confirmed the truth of what Jesus teaches in the Gospel. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-17
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 16, 2023 - 6th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 16:5-11
Moving from emotion to conviction - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Do you remember times in your life in which you acquired more solid convictions of faith? How did that change look like? How was the before and after? Is there any similar step that the Lord may have in store for you now? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-16
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 15, 2023 - 6th Monday of Easter / Jn 15:26 - 16:4a
How can persecutors see themselves as true worshippers? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Are you sensitive to the voice of the world in some area? Is there any reality of this world that at times may appear to be the highest good for you, instead of the living God? How has the Lord strengthened your faith through the witness of the Holy Spirit? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-15
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 14, 2023 - 6th Sunday of Easter / Jn 14:15-21
What does it mean to live in Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What could help you better experience the commandments as an expression of love for Christ? Why do you think Jesus wanted to send the disciples another Advocate? What difference could the indwelling of God make in someone’s life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-14
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 13, 2023 - 5th Saturday of Easter / Jn 15:18-21
Why did Jesus tell the disciples that the world would hate them? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Why do you think you that need to hear this from Jesus today? In what ways does the voice of the world affect you? How is the Lord strengthening your faith, that you may not be overcome by the world? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-13
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 12, 2023 - 5th Friday of Easter / Jn 15:12-17
Jesus calls us to friendship with him - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has that life of Christ been manifested in you? Which of the elements mentioned here have expressed that reality of life in Christ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-12
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 11, 2023 - 5th Thursday of Easter / Jn 15:9-11
Remaining in the love we have received - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways have you experienced Christ’s love? What does it mean for you to remain in that love? Have you been able to express a love that goes beyond your natural capacity for love? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-11
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 10, 2023 - 5th Wednesday of Easter / Jn 15:1-8
Jesus is the vine, we are the branches - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you seen in this time the fruits that result from being united to Christ? Has the Lord done some pruning in your life, that you may bear more fruit? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-10
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 9, 2023 - 5th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 14:27-31a
What kind of peace does Christ want for the Church? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you identify moments in your life in which you lived in the peace of Christ and when you lived in the peace of the world? How were those different? What is preventing you from loving others, from following Christ’s voice right now? What are the fears He wants you to overcome? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-09
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 8, 2023 - 5th Monday of Easter / Jn 14:21-26
How is our relationship with Christ connected with his commandments? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are some steps you took in your life that enabled you to receive Christ’s message? How has the thought of Christ and your love for him shaped your identity? How could it shape it even more? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-08
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 7, 2023 - 5th Sunday of Easter / Jn 14:1-12
Grounds for hope in the time of the resurrection - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has your relationship with Christ been a source of encouragement for you? Is it easy or difficult for you to do what the Father did: to open your heart to others? Why do you think that is? What characteristics of Jesus’ spiritual fatherhood do you find especially inspiring? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-07
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 6, 2023 - 4th Saturday of Easter / Jn 14:7-14
Can we know what God is like? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What have you come to know about the Father? What gestures and words of Jesus are especially luminous to you? What does the Father want you to pray for in the heart of Christ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-06
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 5, 2023 - 4th Friday of Easter / Jn 14:1-6
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What experiences have led you to discover Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life? How can you deepen that reliance on Christ, so as to find encouragement in him, and not just in human securities? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-05
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 4, 2023 - 4th Thursday of Easter / Jn 13:16-20
The spirituality of messengers - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What situations require humility of you, so as to stay committed to your post? Is Jesus inviting you to assimilate the message you bring by taking action in some way? Why do the advantages of sending human messengers outweigh the risks? Have you seen situations in which the fragility of the vessels highlights the value of the treasure they carry? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-04
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 3, 2023 - Feast of St. Philip and St. James / Jn 14:6-14
Jesus will return to us by dwelling in our souls - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Meditate on this reality of God’s indwelling in us in three steps: 1. Think of a human parallel - someone whose presence made a significant difference for you. 2. Think that, similarly, you were able to overcome challenges and grow and find your way, because Jesus was with you. 3. Consider that, just like He was with you in those moments, He is with you right now. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/mess
2023-05-03
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 2, 2023 - 4th Tuesday of Easter / Jn 10:22-30
Why did some not follow the Good Shepherd? – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What elements in Christ’s description of his sheep do you recognize in yourself? Do you also find in yourself some of the attitudes of the authorities that Jesus confronts? How is the Lord inviting you to grow as a disciple? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-02
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
May 1, 2023 - 4th Monday of Easter / Jn 10:11-18
The qualities of the Good Shepherd - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What kind of relationships do you tend to establish with others: those of the hireling, or those of the shepherd? In what ways has Christ been your good shepherd? How does He want you to replicate toward others that sacrificial love that you see in him? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-05-01
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 30, 2023 - 4th Sunday of Easter / Jn 10:1-10
Jesus, the Good Shepherd and the Gate - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. In what ways has Jesus been the gate through which you have found access to your true self, to freedom, to a higher kind of love? How is Jesus guiding your interactions between the inner world and the outside world? Is He encouraging you to go out, or to come in? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-30
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 29, 2023 - 3rd Saturday of Easter / Jn 6:60-69
Should faith always make sense? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has the Lord purified your faith? Is He calling you to a deeper faith in him, to trust in him, to accept his teachings? How have you handled rejection? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-29
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 28, 2023 - 3rd Friday of Easter / Jn 6:52-59
Why does Jesus say we cannot have life unless we eat his flesh? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are the hidden aspects of the Eucharist that Jesus wants you to rediscover today? What are the needs and desires in your soul that only this food can satisfy? What are the thoughts and feelings of Christ that the Holy Spirit wants you to receive? Or, to put it another way, what action or moment in the life of Christ would you like to connect with through the Eucharist? --- Send in a...
2023-04-28
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 27th, 2023 - 3rd Thursday of Easter / Jn 6:44-51
“Mannas” that are not enough - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are those daily “mannas” you go for? How has the Father been drawing you to Jesus? In what ways has your relationship with Christ become life-giving? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-27
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 26, 2023 - 3rd Wednesday of Easter / Jn 6:35-40
How could the crowd not believe if they had seen? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How has your faith grown over time? What steps of faith is the Lord inviting you to take? What do you find encouraging in Christ’s faithfulness? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-26
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 25, 2023 - Feast of St. Mark / Mk 16:15-20
What are these signs accompanying the proclamation about? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Where have you seen the changes that the proclamation of the gospel can introduce in someone’s life? What is Jesus trying to show you through the things He emphasized in this sending? What attitude does He want to form in you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-25
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
April 24, 2023 - 3rd Monday of Easter / Jn 6:22-29
Jesus blended thoughtfulness and sternness - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you find intriguing and thought-provoking in Jesus’ responses? What do those responses reveal about the mystery of the heart of Jesus? In what ways do you think that Jesus would challenge you to seek higher things? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-24
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 23, 2023 - 3rd Sunday of Easter / Lk 24:13-35
The apparition to the disciples of Emmaus - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is significant to you in this passage? Why do you think Jesus wanted to appear to the disciples the way He did? What signs has He been placing on your path? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-23
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 22, 2023 - 2nd Saturday of Easter / Jn 6:16-21
How to navigate moments of desolation? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-22
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 21, 2023 - 2nd Friday of Easter / Jn 6:1-15
The pedagogy of desire - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-21
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 20, 2023 - 2nd Thursday of Easter / Jn 3:31-36
Why is Jesus a contested figure? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you discovered that logic of the Trinity, so different from the logic of the world, when you entered the Body of Christ? Have you had to battle for your faith in contentious situations? What have you learned through those experiences? What steps you’ve taken have led you to discover that God is trustworthy? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-20
03 min
Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society
Apr 19, 2023 - 2nd Wednesday of Easter / Jn 3:16-21
Why is there condemnation, if God loves his creation? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-laborde/message
2023-04-19
03 min
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2018-03-14
43 min