Preparing the Soil of the Heart
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 55:10-11 Romans 8:18-23 Matthew 13:1-23 In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the familiar [...]
Easter Promise Calms Troubled Hearts
Happy Easter! The Lord is Risen! He is Risen indeed! On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, the readings [...]
Lent and the New Creation in Christ
Scripture Reflections The First Sunday of Lent situates us within the great theological arc of salvation history: [...]
Unlocking the Treasure in a Puzzling Parable
Scripture Reflections TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 8:4-7 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Luke 16:1-13 This Sunday, [...]
Don’t Chicken Out
Scripture Reflections 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 As I reflect [...]
A Lesson of Love From Our First Pope
Scripture Reflections THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Revelation 5:11–14 John 21:1–19 One of the questions [...]
If We Receive God’s Love, We Can Love Our Enemies
Scripture Readings, Feb. 23, 2025 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 26: 2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 [...]
Practical Ways to Prepare for the Lord’s Coming
Scripture Reflection Third Sunday of Advent, Year C Zephaniah 3: 14-18a Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18 Happy [...]
Marriage Is Unique Among All Relationships
Scripture Readings, October 6, 2024 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Genesis 2:18-24 Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-12 The [...]
Jesus Can Work Miracles With What We Give
Scripture Readings, July 28, 2024 As you may know, we are in Cycle B of the liturgical [...]