Julia Smucker was received into the Catholic Church in 2010, yet remains deeply connected to her Mennonite roots. She attended Catholics on Call in 2011 while in the middle of obtaining her MA in systematics (with a minor in liturgy) at St. John's School of Theology in Collegeville, Minnesota. She currently works as a language interpreter and translator for French and Haitian Creole in addition to various writing projects. She thrives on words, music, community and the sacraments.
Contributions from Julia Smucker
Scripture Reflection for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 2, 2015)
Scripture Readings:
Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
Psalm 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54
Ephesians 4:17, 20-24
John 6:24-35
What a gift we have in the Eucharist: a God who feeds us with his very self! And what a gift, too, to share this food that has the power to transform us into a sharing of ourselves with each other as we sojourn together.
