Divine Mercy Sunday: an invitation to trust in Jesus
April 19, 2017
Mercy is a gift for every season of the church’s liturgical year, not just Advent or Lent. Easter is a season of mercy.
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Easter: Victory over death
April 18, 2017
On that first Easter, the third day after Jesus was laid in the tomb, His disciples must have felt that Christ’s mission was over. No one had ever defeated death. It had claimed everyone.
Holy Week: A new future
April 5, 2017
Gospel Commentary MT 26:14-27:66 It has often been remarked that Palm Sunday contains the most dramatic mood swing in the entire liturgical year. It is
When connections pay
March 29, 2017
Gospel Commentary Jn 11:1-45 Sometimes in the church people expect special treatment because they have a “connection.” Maybe their uncle is a monsignor or the
Freed from blindness
March 22, 2017
Gospel Commentary Jn 9:1-41 It is hard for me to comprehend what it is like to be blind. Reading today’s Gospel reminded me that,
Contrition and forgiveness
March 15, 2017
Gospel Commentary Jn 4:5-42 The encounter between Jesus Christ and the Samaritan woman offers a glimpse of the powerful transformation that is possible when we
A sign along the way
March 8, 2017
Gospel Commentary Mt 5:17-37 The words of God to Abram at the beginning of today’s reading from Genesis, “Go forth from the land of your
The master faster
March 1, 2017
Gospel Commentary Mt 4:1-11 When Jesus was fasting in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights, there were no reporters covering the event.
No one can serve two masters
February 22, 2017
In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus makes the bold statement to His disciples, “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.”
Nobody’s perfect
February 15, 2017
A reflection on the Gospel reading (Mt 5:38-48) for the seventh Sunday in ordinary time.
