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Reflection on the Sixth Sunday of Easter
When I first looked through the readings for these weeks after Easter, I was very surprised to find myself feeling almost flooded with love: Love seemed to be everywhere!! Of course, many…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:26-31, I John 3:18-24, John 15:1-8 This Gospel reading is so familiar to us: “The vine and the branches, I am the vine and you are the branches.” Jesus…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Good Shepherd Sunday? Foundation Day? Commitment Ceremony? The “Fiat” statue! Where to start? One of the Communion services we use begins in this way: “We have been chosen by the…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 3:13-19 1 John 2:1-5 Luke 24:35-48 Sometimes thoughts and prayers just don’t come together to make a good homily. Today is one of those days. After a strong start, what I…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Easter
There is richness to ponder in statements in today’s readings. In the Acts of the Apostles, “The community of believers was of one heart and mind.” “With great power the apostles…
Read MoreReflection on the Easter Vigil, April 3
“And.” A…N…D… That’s the most important word to remember from my reflections this evening. With God, what looks like an ending is always followed by “and.” We see that truth…
Read MoreReflection on Palm Sunday, March 28
Isaiah 50:4-7, Phil. 2:6-11, Mark 11:1-10 The story of that first Palm Sunday as told by Mark would have made for good optics. If CNN had been there, the news…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Lent
Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 Happy springtime to all of you! Have you ever thought what it would be like if Lent, Holy…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Lent
John 9: 1-41 In today’s Gospel, the scene is Jesus restoring sight to a man born blind — at which point Jesus makes this announcement: “As long as I am in the world I am the…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Lent
When I was looking for a way to connect our readings for today to events in today’s world, I thought about the movie, “The Poseidon Adventure,” which came out in…
Read MoreReflection on the First Sunday of Lent
“I will be your God and you will be my people.” We are a people with a history of covenants entered into with our God. In the first reading, God…
Read MoreReflection on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
When preparing a homily I always look up some general information about the origins of the Gospel for this day. The Gospel according to St. Mark was written about 70…
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