Scripture Reflection for June 14, 2026, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ex 19:2-6a Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5 Rom 5:6-11 Mt 9:36-10:8 As we conclude the Easter season celebrating a beautiful litany of feasts, it makes sense that the Church would remind us again of the evangelical ...
Scripture Reflection for May 31, 2026, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9 Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 2 Cor 13:11-13 Jn 3:16-18 We draw the Easter season to a close by celebrating the Ascension of the Lord, and then Pentecost, and then the Solemnity of the ...
Scripture Reflection for May 17, 2026, Ascension Sunday
Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Eph 1:17-23 Mt 28:16-20 "This is the triumph. Earth rises to heaven. I see Thee going up." That's from a meditation, a prayer by St. John Henry Newman. Simple ...
Scripture Reflection for May 3, 2026, Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 1 Pt 2:4-9 Jn 14:1-12 What is that place? Where is it? "I am going to prepare a place for you," Jesus said to his disciples (Jn 14:2). What did he mean? It's ...
Scripture Reflection for April 19, 2026, Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14, 22-33 Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 1 Pt 1:17-21 Lk 24:13-35 Easter changes everything of course. The resurrection of Jesus sets everything on its head. One must get used to Easter, adjust ...
Scripture Reflection for April 5, 2026, Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Col 3:1-4 OR 1 Cor 5:6b-8 Jn 20:1-9 "We are witnesses," said Peter. He was preaching to a bunch of Gentiles, telling them about Jesus. He was telling ...
Scripture Reflection for March 22, 2026, Fifth Sunday in Lent
Ez 37:12-14 Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Rom 8:8-11 Jn 11:1-45 It is the seventh of John's seven signs, the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead. It is a sign that at once tells us about Jesus and ...
Scripture Reflection for March 8, 2026, Third Sunday in Lent
Ex 17:3-7 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 Jn 4:5-42 Preaching on this story from John's Gospel, I like how St. Augustine put it. Describing the dialogue between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, ...
