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Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, 2025
Exodus 3: 1-8a, 13-15; Psalm 103; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 For three years now, I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree…. Today the Liturgy offers to us a couple of serious, even grim, warnings from Jesus, but Saint Luke’s Gospel later conveys the hope
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent, 2025
Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36 The Luminous Mystery of the Transfiguration When Jesus invites you to come “up the mountain” to pray with him, unexpected things can happen! I think the timing of this Gospel early in Lent tells us that we can be prepared
Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent, 2025
Deut. 26: 4-10; Psalm 91; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 Led by the Spirit…to be tempted We are blessed. Because of the presence everywhere of our faithful God, each problem in life has a solution. In today’s Gospel, Jesus endured “every temptation” and he overcame the devil’s evil
Reflection for the 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2025
Sirach 27:4-7; Psalm 92; 1 Cor. 15:54-58; Luke 6:39-45 From the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks. We have heard it said, “Be true to yourself.” What good advice! Being honest with oneself produces peace of soul. But does integrity develop naturally in a person along with our physical growth? Not necessarily.
Reflection for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Samuel 26:2,7-9,12-13,22-23; Psalm 103; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Luke 6:27-38 “Forgive and you will be forgiven” Jesus prescribes an amazing antidote today for suffering endured from others. Do you remember a time when you were mistreated, cheated, or ignored? You were likely hurt. Emotional storm clouds might have
Reflection for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025
Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26 “Blessed are you who are poor….” “The gifted writer St. Luke helps us see some thought-provoking contrasts in chapter 6 of today’s Gospel reading. Jesus the Master had just chosen the twelve apostles from among his faithful
Reflection for the Feast of the Presentation, 2025
Feast of the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Mary and Joseph brought the Son of God up to His Father’s house. Still a tiny baby–only forty days old! Yet, it was exactly the right time. They were drawn by
Reflection for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025
Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Cor. 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 “The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul.” Has something really beautiful ever touched you so deeply that you shed tears? This may have been the case in the event described in our first reading.
Reflection for the 2nd week in Ordinary Time, 2025
Isaiah 62:f1-5; Psalm 96; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 For Zion’s sake I will not be silent Are you aware of your gifts? St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians about the variety of spiritual gifts and forms of service in using them (1 Cor. 12). Whether we have been
Feast of the Baptism
Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-38; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 A gentleman held the door for a Sister as she was leaving her physical therapy appointment. She thanked him with a smiling comment, “Chivalry is not dead,” and he responded, “ I won’t let it die with me.” They
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