Sundays Readings: Gn 11:1-9; Psm 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30;Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Pentecost SundayOn the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”When he had…
Sunday’s Readings: Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8; 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11a No sermon available
Sunday’s Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 MEDITATIONS There are as many and varied methods of meditation as there are spiritual masters. Christians owe it to themselves to develop the desire to meditate regularly, lest they come to resemble the three first kinds of soil in the…
Sunday’s Readings: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b4, 5, 6; 1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10 OUR PROTECTOR Today’s readings invite us to recognize our need for one who ensures our safety, nourishes us, and leads us to peace and security, like sheep who rest in the care of a good shepherd. Such a shepherd…
Sunday’s Readings: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 EXEMPLAR OF THE FAITHPoor Thomas. Singled out from among the disciples because he refused to believe what they were telling him— that they had seen, in the flesh, their friend and their Lord, Jesus Christ. Can any of us really blame him? All…
Sundays Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalms 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 LIFE FROM GOD As we approach Holy Week, our readings speak of a God who, in the midst of death, brings new life to the people. In Ezekiel, we hear that God will open the graves of the people of Israel, who faced…
Sunday’s Readings: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a;Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6;Eph5:8-14;Jn 9:1-41;JN 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 SEEING THE LIGHT Our Lenten journey continues this Sunday as we hear of Jesus healing a blind man in the Gospel of John. Jesus pro- claims himself the light of the world, a light that overcomes darkness and…
Sundays Readings: Ex 17:3-7; PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 GOD EVER PURSUES US We hear today of God’s unrelenting pursuit of us. Our readings tell stories of God’s intense desire to share the divine life with us. From Exodus, we see how God shows endless persistence and compassion, even to those…