Scripture Reflection for May 11, 2025, Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 13:14, 43-52 Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5 Rv 7:9, 14b-17 Jn 10:27-30 Are we listening? This week's Gospel from John offers this simple, matter-of-fact statement from Jesus: "My sheep hear my voice." That ...
Scripture Reflection for April 27, 2025, Sunday of Divine Mercy
Acts 5:12-16 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Jn 20:19-31 Who doesn't appreciate having a second chance? Divine Mercy Sunday is all about second chances -- how God offers us ...
Scripture Reflection for April 13, 2025, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Lk 19:28-40 Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24. Phil 2:6-11 Lk 22:14-23:56 or Lk 23:1-49 It never fails. Even though I've heard it dozens of times, every year when I hear the long reading ...
Scripture Reflection for March 30, 2025, Fourth Sunday of Lent
Jos 5:9a, 10-12 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2 Cor 5:17-21 Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 We usually forget about the running. When we consider this Sunday's scripture and the heart-stopping story of the prodigal son, ...
Scripture Reflection for March 16, 2025, Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 Philippians 3:17-4:1 or Philippians 3:20-4:1 Luke 9:28b-36 This Sunday's readings seem to be all about wonder -- in Genesis, we hear about a sky ...
Scripture Reflection for March 2, 2025, Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sir 27:4-7 Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 1 Cor 15:54-58 Lk 6:39-45 Have we been paying attention? For the last couple weeks, the Sunday scriptures have given us a healthy dose of what is commonly called ...
Scripture Reflection for Feb. 16, 2025, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jer 17:5-8 Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 & 6 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20 Lk 6:17, 20-26 If anyone was expecting Jesus to deliver this sermon from a mountain, they got a shock. The first thing we notice in this Sunday's ...
Scripture Reflection for Feb. 2, 2025, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Mal 3:1-4 Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 Heb 2:14-18 Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 Think Christmas was over weeks ago? Think again. The feast of the Presentation officially closes the Christmas season, 40 days after ...
