Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 23, 2024 Today, we might focus on Jesus’s power to calm life’s storms and give thanks for God’s care for us. But the Lectionary’s wisdom of putting various Scripture passages in conversation with … Read More
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 16, 2024 The connection between this passage from Ezekiel and today’s pericope from Mark is all the tree and planting imagery. But the Gospel takes on even deeper meaning when we look at … Read More
Body and Blood of Christ – May 26, 2024 The longer we wait to bring back the Communion cup, the quicker we will forget why we need it. The most important reason to share the cup is that Jesus told … Read More
Most Holy Trinity – May 26, 2024 We might dust off our theology school notes and review the Catechism and other texts to help us explain the Holy Trinity for this Sunday’s liturgies. We need to do this to ensure … Read More
Pentecost Sunday – May 19, 2024 Many dioceses celebrate liturgy in a multitude of languages. The three major ones in mine are English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. When our Irish-born bishop was assigned to our diocese, he worked hard to learn … Read More
Solemnity of the Ascension – May 12, 2024 We come to another symbolic number in Luke’s account. Just as Jesus was “led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days” (Lk 4:1–2) before his public ministry, so too did … Read More
The Seventh Sunday of Easter – B – May 12, 2024 We return to the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles this week, to the choosing of Judas Iscariot’s successor. There are a few things to note about … Read More
The Sixth Sunday of Easter – B – May 5, 2024 Today when Christians are everywhere, it is hard to grasp the magnitude of what Peter experienced in Cornelius’s home. The revelation of Pentecost that took place at the beginning … Read More
The Fifth Sunday of Easter – B – April 28 2024 Much has happened in the Acts of the Apostles since last week’s passage. Peter, John, and the man they had healed are released from the religious leaders’ questioning but … Read More
The Fourth Sunday of Easter – B – April 21 2024 We get another speech from Peter in today’s first reading but with a different context. Last week, Peter preached the Gospel to a crowd whose ears and hearts were … Read More