10 Minutes with Jesus

11-11-23 St. Paul's Long Goodbye (MC)

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

St. Paul spends a long time greeting people by name at the end of the letter to the Romans which is a sign of the heart that we should each have in af...

10-11-23 Humble but Great (MM)

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

10-11-23 Humble but Great (MM) Humbleness is a virtue

09-11-23 My own Church (AB)

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The feast of the Lateran Basilica helps us to connect to our roots and also to the churches that have been important to us along the way. The purifica...

08-11-23 Don't Start Fights If You Can't Finish Them (JWB)

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke 14:25–33. Jesus gives conditions without which it is impossible to be his disciple. Without them, we won't be able to cross the finish line and...

07-11-23 The eternal banquet (JPM)

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lk 14:15 “One of those at table with Jesus said to him, "Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God."” In Scripture, there are many r...

06-11-23 Rectitude of Intention (EN)

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke 14, 12-14: When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not ask your friends, brothers, relations or rich neighbours, for fear they repay your courtesy ...

05-11-23 Vanity of vanities (GJ)

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All of us are afflicted by vanity. The solution to vanity is to be able to laugh at ourselves, and only care about the approval of God, and of no othe...

04-11-23 Be Encouraged, Christ is Our Hope! (NS)

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looking around us it is easy to get discouraged, it seems as if the temptation to despair grows with each passing day. Thanks be to God, Our Father, w...

03-11-23 Mercy! (FD)

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Not only does the Gospel reveal to us the mercy of God: it also enjoins upon us to be merciful on our part. The merciful are above all pleasing to ...

02-11-23 Death be not proud (RS)

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our culture hides death and hides from death, our Church faces death and prays for the dead because of our hope in Christ.

01-11-23 Portrait of all portraits (DO)

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Beatitudes are the portrait of Christ and also the portrait of every saint. They sketch the portrait of true happiness since holiness is the way o...

31-11-23 Hidden like Jesus (MRS)

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus speaks about a mustard seen 'thrown' and some yeast that was 'mixed'. Both descriptions reveal the hiddenness of Jesus's mission, and how we're ...

30-10-23 Excuses? (PA)

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many times we finds excuses to not do what is right. That's hypocrisy

29-10-23 What Jesus DIDN'T say (JE)

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As Christians we can take for granted the fact that love is fundamental to our faith. When Jesus was asked what was the greatest commandment, he could...

28-10-23 Simon, Jude, Ringo, and You (JG)

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

St. Simon and St. Jude were among the twelve apostles of Jesus. Yet, compared to other apostles, they were relatively "minor figures." Great members...

27-10-23 What We Can Predict (JFK)

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As human beings we are pretty smart at predicting certain things, but tend to be foolish (and hypocritical) about other things that really matter. Jes...

25-10-23 Says the Lord to his steward (MM)

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

25-10-23 Says the Lord to his steward (MM) 25-10-23 Says the Lord to his steward (MM)

26-10-23 Spreading the Fire (MC)

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus has come to cast fire upon the earth and at first this may be difficult and painful for our sinfulness to be burned away but over time we can re...

24-10-23 Good servants of a better Master (AB)

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reflecting on the service that Jesus calls us to we see his mercy and love for us is far greater than anything we can do for him.

23-10-23 Of Selfishness and Anxiety (JWB)

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke 12:13–34. Excessive worry about the future is incompatible with trust in God's fatherly providence. It also makes us selfish and anxious. Bette...

22-10-23 God Should amaze you (JPM)

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mt 22:15-21 - Jesus is tested by the Pharisees regarding paying the census tax to Caesar or not. We read that they are amazed at his answer. Let us fo...

21-10-23 The Unpardonable sin (EN)

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From Luke 12, 8-12: Everyone who says a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiv...

20-10-23 Sincerity cures! (GJ)

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With Original Sin we became experts at deception and covering up. Jesus teaches us to recover lost innocence by learning to uncover ourselves to him.

19-10-23 The Spirit of the Law and of the Martyrs (NS)

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's readings and with the celebration of today's feast of the North American Martyrs, we are called to see the divine law and the precepts of t...

18-10-23 Fruitful Faithfulness (FD)

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lk 10: 1-9 “The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit.”

17-10-23 Matters of the Heart (DO)

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We can all tend to inner complication in our relationship with God. This should not discourage us in any way but rather provides many opportunities to...

16-10-23 Roads signs (MRS)

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

‘Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites’ - we too are called to ‘become signs’ to the world we live in. Let's pray about how to be faithful in t...

15-10-23 Boarding pass, please (KD)

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mt 22:1-14 Everyone is invited to the wedding banquet. Do we have a wedding garment? Do we have sanctifying grace? It’s like a boarding pass to get ...

14-10-23 You can do it! (PA)

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

14-10-23 You can do it! (PA): - Mary, our model - Listen - Excuses?

13-10-23 Jesus the stronger Man (JE)

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus describes himself as the strong man who is able to overcome the devil. Satan thinks and claims he has the world under his control, but this is o...

12-10-23 Ask and receive (JG)

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

231012 Ask and Receive (JG) "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened to you." With these words Jesus gua...

11-10-23 Inching Closer to the Father (JFK)

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer par excellence, which we have learned directly from the Lord’s lips. Going deeper into this prayer will help disce...

10-10-23 Not eating and running (MC)

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We can consider the story of Martha and Mary from the standpoint of what we do after receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion. We may want to get right to...

09-10-2023 On the Road to Jericho (MM)

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

#10MinuteswithJesus ** Put yourself in the presence of God. Try talking to Him. ** 10 minutes are 10 minutes. Even if you can get distracted, reach t...

08-10-23 Great expectations (AB)

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The parable of the landowner and the tenants helps us to reflect on our expectations, how frustrating it is when they are unfulfilled and God’s pati...

07-10-23 An evening get-together with Mary and St. John (JWB)

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Praying the rosary is contemplating the life and face of Jesus through the eyes and heart of Mary, who kept all these things, pondering them in her he...

06-10-2023 As a Friend Speaks to a Friend (JPM)

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

#10MinuteswithJesus ** Put yourself in the presence of God. Try talking to Him. ** 10 minutes are 10 minutes. Even if you can get distracted, reach t...

05-10-23 Son of Encouragement (EN)

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke 10:1-12: "The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit." D...

04-10-23 Radical Poverty (GJ)

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

St Francis is a great example to us of the need to be more detached from too many creature comforts, something which frees us to appreciate the simple...

03-10-2023 Jesus is Always With Us (NS)

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

#10MinuteswithJesus ** Put yourself in the presence of God. Try talking to Him. ** 10 minutes are 10 minutes. Even if you can get distracted, reach t...

02-10-23 95th Anniversary (FD)

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this day in 1928, St. Josemaria was shown Opus Dei.

01-10-23 Beautiful Scars (GB)

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A father had two children. He asked the first one to go to work in the vineyard but he said "No" and to the second one and he did say "Yes" but didn't...

30-09-23 True Success (DO)

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus is emphatic that true success is not when all seems to go well but when we share in His death and Resurrection.

29-09-23 Protection of the Angels (MRS)

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

St Josemaria thought it important to link together our formation as Christians, with the protection offered to us by the angels. We pray about why!

28-09-23 Is that true (PA)

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

28-09-23 Is that true (PA) 28-09-23 Is that true (PA)

27-09-23 Working like clockwork (JE)

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Unity is absolutely essential in the work of evangelization, otherwise we can be like a broken clock which, for all its fine parts, does not work. If ...

26-09-23 Easy Access (JG)

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Unlike Jesus's contemporaries, even his Mother, who had to fight through crowds to be near him, we have easy access to Jesus. Thanks to the Eucharist...

25-09-23 Let It Shine! (JFK)

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Light that is not illuminating anything is a lost opportunity. Or simply a waste. We should find ways to assure that our light does not go out. Jesus ...

24-09-23 11th Hour Graces (MC)

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus invites us to stay faithful and never resign in our spiritual struggle. He can work great things at any time, and calls us tk wait with hope and...

23-09-23 So What Sow Much (MM)

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So What Sow Much Jesus explains the key to the parables. A heart that is open to grace will understand the parable on many of the levels that are ava...

22-09-23 All thanks to the women (AB)

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We give thanks for the witness of women disciples who help the whole church to give to the Lord because of their joy and suffering

21-09-23 Two words that changed everything (JWB)

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mt 9:9–13 (Lk 5:27–32) At just two words from Jesus, Matthew—a tax collector, possibly even a fair and merciful one—left everything and follow...

20-09-2023-Klappe zu, Affe tot!- 10 Minuten mit Jesus

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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20-09-23 Jesus associates with sinners (JPM)

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lk 7: 31-35 Jesus came to associate with sinners and this scandalized the pharisees. Let us strive to imitate Jesus' merciful heart in how we judge an...

19-09-23 Young men get up (EN)

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Account of the widow of Naim, Lk 7, 11-17. Jesus stopped the funeral procession and told the man to get up. About listening to the transformative ...

18-09-23 Be Considerate (GJ)

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke 7:1-10 Men may be charitable, merciful, and self-sacrificing, yet not kind. Kindness, as a grace, is not always sufficiently cultivated even amon...

17-09-23 Ministers of Mercy (NS)

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the Gospel today, we are confronted with the reality that there are times when we are like the first servant. Having been forgiven, and continually...

16-09-23 Build to last (FD)

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lk 6:43–4: Jesus said to his disciples: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. A good person out of the ...

15-09-23 Stabat Mater (KDS)

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jn 19:25-27 Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother   and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,   and Mary Magdalene.

14-09-23 Declaration of Love (DO)

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The triumph of the Cross is our salvation by the love of Jesus. Let us love the Cross in practical ways in daily life

13-09-23 Raised Up (MRS)

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

St Luke describes how Jesus 'fixes his eyes' on his disciples in today's Gospel. What could that mean for becoming more intimate with Jesus in my pray...

12-09-23 Let's be grateful (PA)

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

God is calling us, giving us a vocation. It's a blessing and an opportunity. Let's be grateful and correspond

11-09-23 Over the chasm (JE)

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The man with the withered hand had to reveal his hand, his shame, to public view for it to be healed. Sincerity in Confession, spiritual direction and...

10-09-23 Love suffices (JG)

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

St. Paul tells us that love is the fulfillment of the entire law. St. John also emphasizes the primacy of charity for our Christian life. Both were ...

09-09-23 Field of Priests (JFK)

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“If you build it, they will come”. When the disciples are accused of breaking the sabbath by eating grain in the field, Jesus refers to them as ne...

08-09-23 Happy Birthday to Our Mother (MC)

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we celebrate the Birthday of Our Mother! Birthdays are a great time to pause and be grateful for those in our life. We can honor Our Lady today...

07-09-23 Where We Are (MM)

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A scene we go to so often: Jesus at the lakeshore with a crowd and Peter and his tired and frustrated companions. Life is challenging, and we are in ...

06-09-2023 Braking Knuckles (AB)

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

People sought the presence of Jesus to be healed, the lengths we go to to feel the presence of Jesus brings us great spiritual fruit.

05-09-23 Demons, Zip the lip! (JWB)

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus makes the demon be silent even though the demon correctly identifies Jesus as the 'Holy One of God.' Perhaps because it might spread confusion i...

05-09-2023 Demons Zip the Lip (JB)

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus makes the demon be silent even though the demon correctly identifies Jesus as the 'Holy One of God.' Perhaps because it might spread confusion i...

04-09-23 The reason why we work (JPM)

03 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Genesis 1:26 - Labor day in the USA can be a good day to pray about work. God created us to work. And he wants us to be Christ-like in our work. For ...

03-09-23 Get behind me satan (EN)

02 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew 16:21-27 After Jesus names Peter the Rock, he says these words to Satan who seems to have entered him to dissuade him from the Rock. He said i...

02-09-23 God and daring (GJ)

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

02-09-23 God and daring (GJ) 02-09-23 God and daring (GJ)

01-09-23 Live Now For Heaven (NS)

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“This is the will of God, your holiness…” 1Thes 4:3a St Paul gives us the key to understanding every moment of our day. To understand that the ...

31-08-23 You can count on me (FD)

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time...

30-08-23 Be humble, make Him proud (GB)

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mt 23:27-32 « Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but inside they...

29-08-2023 All of a Piece (DOH)

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

St John the Baptist is a very attractive model of personal integrity, of unity of life, of holiness.

28-08-2023 Shaping Up (MRS)

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the feast of St Augustine! He recognised his need to be shaped - another way of saying he needed good formation. We also need people in our l...

27-08-23 Church Programmers (PA)

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus has given the Pope and Bishops the power to organize the Church, in order to keep it always "user friendly"

26-08-2023 Leadership is Service (JE)

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus warns us against abuses of authority and the use of power for personal gain. Leadership in the Church demands a spirit of radical service and th...

25-08-23 With all our activity (JG)

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment....

24-08-23 Under the Fig Tree (JFK)

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What makes Nathaniel so attractive to Jesus, and to each one of us? His sincerity of heart, and the fact that he recognizes and accepts our Lord so im...

23-08-23 Work Is Its Own Reward (MC)

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The parable of the Laborers in the Vinyard is not about the pay at all. Idleness is contrary to our human dignity and the landowner is actively trying...

22-08-2023 My Queen Mum (MM)

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the Church offers us the memorial of the Queenship of Mary. It is a joy to recall that from our Baptism we are made members of the Holy Family:...

21-08-2023 Thank God for St Pius X (AB)

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the feast of St Pius X we refelect on his own ardent love for Jesus and how that helps us to prepare to receive him in Holy Communion

20-08-2023 Tough Love (JB)

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus shows the Canaanite woman tough love. He grants her petition, but he makes her ask persistently. In the end, she gets her miracle, a compliment,...

19-08-2023 Luke Children (JPM)

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mt 19:13-15 - Jesus teaches the apostles and us to be like children in our relationship with God along with being generous with unforeseen situations ...

18-08-2023 Your Best Possible Marriage (EN)

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

About Jesus' statement about the indissolubility of marriage, as in the beginning. That marriage is a divine vocation, that requires preparation, and ...

17-08-2023 Billions in Debt (GJ)

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looking at the parable of the unforgiving servant shows us how much God forgives us, and how we need to learn to forgive others from the bottom of o...

16-08-2023 Loosed on Earth and in Heaven (NS)

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven.”- Mt 18:18 A...

15-08-23 The Assumption of Mary (FD)

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

14-08-2023 Put love where there's no love (GB)

13 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

#10MinuteswithJesus ** Put yourself in the presence of God. Try talking to Him. ** 10 minutes are 10 minutes. Even if you can get distracted, reach t...

13-08-2023 The Sound of Silence (DOH)

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is well worthwhile cultivating inner serenity and silence so as to grow in intimacy with God.

12-08-23 Firm in Faith (MRS)

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus laments the lack of faith of his disciples in today's Gospel. As those who are his disciples in 2023, what's our faith like?--

11-08-2023 Clare's Example (PA)

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Claire is a beautiful example of what our Lord teaches us: "Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."

10-08-23 What is true wealth? (JE)

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

St Laurence teaches us what true wealth is: it is not earthly wealth which fades or rots; it is the poor and needy. The more we give to them, the more...

09-08-2023 Great is your Faith (JG)

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus's compliment to the Canaanite woman, "Oh woman, great is your faith," is well earned. Despite several indications to the contrary, she insists ...

08-08-2023 Good Food Bad Food (JK)

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We sometimes obsess over what we eat, and lose sight of the more important elements of our spiritual health. A similar thing happened to the Pharisees...

07-08-2023 Complaining about the menu (MC)

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

#10MinuteswithJesus ** Put yourself in the presence of God. Try talking to Him. ** 10 minutes are 10 minutes. Even if you can get distracted, reach t...

06-08-23 A Mystery of Light (MM)

05 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Mystery of Light (MM) The transfiguration, truly a mystery of light! It is hard to understand. Jesus is glorious all the time, yet we recall this d...