A wedding garment of mercy
Is 25:6-10a Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 Mt 22:1-14 The parable we hear this Sunday is one of the most challenging in the Gospels -- about an extravagantly generous king who throws ...
Change, grace and our final answer
Ez 18:25-28 Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Phil 2:1-11 or Phil 2:1-5 Mt 21:28-32 "Is that your final answer?" Spend enough time watching daytime TV -- as I did recently while recovering from surgery -- ...
The challenging call to forgiveness
Sir 27:30--28:7 Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 Rom 14:7-9 Mt 18:21-35 How much is enough? This Sunday's Gospel begins with Peter asking that question, but with a very specific idea in mind. How ...
Peter's path amid stumbling blocks
Jer 20:7-9 Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Rom 12:1-2 Mt 16:21-27 Honestly, you can't help but think: This was not on Peter's bingo card. There he was, the appointed leader of the apostles, trying to ...
The Canaanite woman and welcoming foreigners
Is 56:1, 6-7 Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 Mt 15:21-28 This Sunday, one thing becomes clear: God really doesn't check passports or papers. That is one of the messages of this Sunday's ...
Scripture Reflection for Aug. 2, 2026, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is 55:1-3 Rom 8:35, 37-39 Mt 14:13-21 This familiar passage from Matthew about the multiplication of the loaves and fishes gives us a lot to chew on (so to speak) but it's about more than grabbing ...
Scripture Reflection for June 21, 2026, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jer 20:10-13 Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 Rom 5:12-15 Mt 10:26-33 Are you really ready for this? The apostles must have been asking that question when Jesus gathered them together, "gave them authority ...
Scripture Reflection for June 7, 2026, Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 1 Cor 10:16-17 Jn 6:51-58 This is it. This Sunday marks the last of the big springtime Sunday feasts -- a final punctuation mark after the Easter ...
