March 1, 2017 By Barbara Foreman La Grange, IL Scripture Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Reflection “…give alms…pray…fast.” Mt 6:2-16 On first look, the sequence seems a little off. The Gospel writer has arranged Jesus’ teachings around what many Christians have adopted as Lenten practices in this way: […]
Category: Lenten Reflections
Second Sunday of Lent
March 12, 2017 By Juli Caron, CSJ Fargo, ND Scripture Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 Reflection Jesus is inviting us to the top of the mountain with him as he did Peter, James and John. Imagine climbing that mountain with Jesus, and wondering what was going to happen when we […]
St. Joseph Day
March 19, 2017 By Barbara Kupchak, CSJ Wheeling, WV Scripture 2 Sm 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24 Reflection It was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world, but through the righteousness that […]
First Sunday of Lent
March 5, 2017 By Fran Gilchrist, CSJ Latham, NY ScrIpture Gn 2:7-9; Ps 51:3-6, 12-13; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 Reflection Against you only have I sinned. Ps 51:6 This psalm, prayed daily in Latin during the formative years of religious life, finally has yielded a meaning that is more in tune with the God I […]