The Third Sunday of Lent [B]
Today’s readings Most of us have probably experienced at least one time in our lives when it seemed like our whole world was turned upside-down. Maybe it was the loss of a job, or the illness or death of a … Continued
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Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Today’s readings Isaiah’s lament catches us up in the emotion of Good Friday. The suffering servant’s appearance is so marred, stricken and infirm that we cannot bear to look at him. Because if we really looked hard enough, we know, … Continued
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Today’s readings This is it. With today’s Liturgy, we enter solemnly into Holy Week, in which unfold the great mysteries of our faith. Right up front, we see two very dramatic moments in the life of Christ, moments that, quite … Continued
The Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time [C]
Today’s readings Have you ever thought how depressing life would be if this is all there was? Do you know people who would say that they believe there is nothing else after this life? I’m not sure how people like … Continued
Tuesday of the Twenty-sixth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings We should all be paying very close attention to the words of Job in our first reading. It started yesterday, and will go on for a little while. It’s important for us to hear from Job, because we … Continued
Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Who we are is something many of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out. Our identity is important to us: it tells us how we fit into the social structure as well as what makes us unique … Continued
Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent
Today’s readings “Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?” That’s a loaded question if ever there was one. But just like James and John, all of us Christian disciples will indeed drink of Jesus’ chalice. And … Continued
St. James, apostle
Today’s readings “Can you drink the chalice of which I am going to drink?” What does that even mean for us? We know what Jesus’ chalice was like: it led him through sorrow, and abandonment, and ultimately to the cross. … Continued
Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time [B]
Today’s readings These readings today are just incredible. In one sense, they give us a reason for hope and a foundation for faith, but in another sense, they raise some pastoral questions that are difficult to answer. The very first … Continued
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Today’s readings Today, Jesus has for us good news and bad news. The good news is that he is eventually going to send the Holy Spirit upon the world. The Holy Spirit will be a new Advocate for us, and … Continued
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