Vaccinated Against Christianity | Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | July 15, 2025

Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection for July 15, 2025 – Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Theme: When Church Culture Numbs You to Christ

Are you spiritually bored despite being surrounded by faith? Has your exposure to Christianity become a kind of vaccine—just enough to keep you from catching the real thing?

That’s the shocking implication of today’s Gospel.

Jesus pronounces judgment on Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum—cities that had front-row seats to His miracles but responded with indifference. He says even pagan cities like Tyre and Sidon would have repented. These weren’t evil cities—they were overexposed, privileged without transformation.

Catholic commentary shows how dangerous spiritual routine can become. Familiarity with divine truth can harden rather than soften hearts.

Meanwhile in Exodus, we meet Moses, born into Egyptian palace privilege—yet utterly unqualified for God’s work until he’s humbled in the wilderness. Forty years of obscurity and failure prepared him for one holy moment at a burning bush. Divine calling doesn’t grow best in polished places but in broken wilderness.

Today’s psalm from Psalm 69 expresses the cry of a soul drowning, clinging to God not in comfort but desperation.

This reflection confronts a modern plague: spiritual numbness in those who should know better. It’s not rebellion that most threatens the Church—it’s boredom. Routine. Knowing the language of faith but never encountering its power. Many Catholics have been surrounded by sacraments, Scripture, and Church teaching—and yet remain untouched.

Saint Bonaventure offers the antidote. As a brilliant theologian and mystic, he combined rigorous knowledge with burning intimacy. For Bonaventure, study was only valuable if it led to union with God. Academic pride was useless without transformative love.

📖 Readings:
Exodus 2:1–15a
Psalm 69:3,14,30–31,33–34
Matthew 11:20–24

⏱️ Timeline:
00:00 – Introduction
00:15 – Reading I: Exodus 2:1–15a
02:22 – Psalm Response: Psalm 69:3,14,30–31,33–34
05:15 – Gospel: Matthew 11:20–24
06:04 – Reflection

Perfect for:

• Catholics raised in the Church but feeling spiritually numb

• Christians examining whether faith has become routine

• Anyone wrestling with religious familiarity vs real encounter

• Viewers exploring how privilege can block transformation

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