Sunday, March 24th Scripture Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 Isaiah 50: 4-7 Psalm 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Phil 2: 4-11 Mark 14:1 – 15:47 Reflection “Rather, he emptied himself…” Philippians 2:7 One of the key themes of Palm-Passion Sunday is how different the power of God’s love is from worldly power, which is anxious for […]
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 17th Scripture Jer 31: 31-34 Ps 51: 3-4, 12-15 Heb 5: 7-9 Jn 12: 20-33 Reflection “I will make a new covenant…I will be their God and they shall be my people.” Jer 31: 31, 33 A covenant is holy. It is not simply an agreement or an exchange of goods or a […]
Third Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 3rd Scripture Ex 20: 1-17 Ps 19: 8-11 1 Cor 1: 22-25 Jn 2: 13-25 Reflection “Remember to keep holy the sabbath day. Six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord, your God.” Ex 20: 8-10 This is one of only […]
Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday, February 25th Scripture Gn. 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Ps 116:10, 15-19 Rom 8: 31b-34 Mk 9:2-10 Reflection “There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.” Gn.22:2 “I know now how devoted you are to God, since you did not withhold from me your […]
First Sunday of Lent
Sunday, February 18th Scripture Gn 9:8-15 Ps 25:4-9 1Pt 3: 18-22 Mk 1:12-15 Reflection “I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” Gn 9: 13 As we begin this journey of Lent, with the contrasting images of rainbows after quite a flood, and […]
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 14th Scripture Joel 2: 12-18 Ps. 51: 3-6, 12-14, 17 2 Cor. 5: 20 – 6:2 Mt. 6: 1-6, 16-18 Reflection “Yet even now says Yahweh, return to me with all your heart … rend your heart and not your clothing.” Joel 2: 12-13 This text from the prophet, Joel, is something to […]
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25 Scripture Is 52: 7-10 Ps 98: 1-6 Heb 1: 1-6 Jn 1: 1-18 Reflection “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” Jn 1:14 In the Gospel according to John for Christmas Day we hear nothing of an infant birth, a manger, or shepherds. After 60 years of REFLECTION and […]
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24th Scripture Is 62: 1-5 Ps 89: 4-5, 16-17, 22-25 Acts 13: 16-17, 22-25 Mt 1: 1-25 Reflection All this took place to fulfill what God had said through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.” Mt. […]
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 24th Scripture 2 Sam 7: 1-5, 8-12, 14, 16 Ps 89: 2-5, 27, 29 Rom 16: 25-27 Lk 1: 26-38 Reflection “…for nothing will be impossible for God.” Luke 1:37 I can never read the story of Jesus’ unusual conception without reflecting that God’s ways are truly not ours. Why, I wonder, would […]
Third Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 17th Scripture Is 61: 1-2a, 10-11 Lk 1: 46-48, 49-50, 53-54. 1 Thes 5:16-24 Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 Reflection “Do not quench the Spirit.” 1Thess 5:19 There is a Greek orthodox church near me. The words “REMEMBER NOT TO STIFLE THE SPIRIT” are emblazoned in stone over its front doors. Whenever I pass that […]
