Mystical Word Archive
Mystical Word is a weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading by L.J. Milone, Director of Faith Formation, Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
- · Mystical Word 4th Sunday Advent 2024: Lk 1:39-45
- · Mystical Word 3rd Sunday Advent 2024: Phil. 4:4-7
- · Mystical Word the 2nd Sunday Advent 2024: Lk 3:1-6
- · 1st Sunday Advent 2024: Lk 21:25-28, 34-36
- · Christ the King is also the slaughtered Lamb.
- · The end of the world is not about destruction but about us realizing God is the end or goal of all things.
- · The poor widow of the Gospel is a lot like St. Francis of Assisi.
- · The Cloud of Unknowing, a medieval mystical work, provides a wonderful meditation on love.
- · Going from blindness to sight symbolizes our growing acceptance of the cross
- · Will we let go of ourselves and serve as Jesus let go of himself on the cross?
- · Jesus’ encounter with the rich man shows us how to listen and challenge others to live the Gospel
- · St. Therese of Lisieux teaches us to accept God in our weakness
- · Cut off or detach from whatever blocks God and love in your life
- · We need saints but not heroes
- · The cross, losing self in God, is the main Gospel practice Jesus imparts
- · Francisco de Osuna, who taught St. Teresa of Avila to pray, teaches us about thoughts and prayer
- · Attachment to thinking keeps us disconnected from God
- · The Eucharist Presents us with the Shock of the Incarnation
- · Are we present to the Real Presence?
- · Jesus the Bread of Life gives us the Knowledge of Divine Oneness
- · Jesus the Bread from Heaven gives us the experience of the divine mystery in his Body as bread and his Blood as wine.
- · Jesus’ Body and Blood are one with the divine I AM
- · Never Stop Praying
- · Share the Good News!
- · Meet the Mystery of God