Our reflection from the readings this week is:
“A Pharisee invited Jesus to have dinner with him.”
When we refuse to step over social boundaries, when we associate only with our own kind, we miss the chance to grow spiritually. Those most unlike us have more to teach us than our friends.
One of St Thomas Aquinas’ writings on the Eucharist reminds us that through “blessings, breaking, pouring and sharing,” Christ is given to us and God’s saving work through Jesus Christ is ongoing in the world. The Eucharist is our communal sharing in the life of Christ. Christ shares himself with us and gives us life (John 6: 48, 51). Through Christ’s gift of self, our friendship with God is restored and made perfect. We reunite with God through Christ. 
Our reflection from the readings this week is:
