EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD Acts 10:34a, 37-43, Col 3: 1-4, John 20: 1-9 Dear sisters and brothers, Alleluia! He is Risen! Saying those words is like drinking a tall glass of cold water after being out in the desert all day. Lent is over. It is time [...]
Palm Sunday/ Passion of the Lord Hosanna to Our King who comes in Glory Is 50: 4-7, Phil 2: 6-11, Mt 26: 14-27:66 or 27: 11-54 Dear sisters and brothers, Today is Palm Sunday. On this Sunday, the Church celebrates the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusalem in order to accomplish his Paschal [...]
Fifth Sunday of Lent Ezekiel 37: 12-14, Roman 8: 8-11, John 11: 1-45 or 11: 3-7, 17,20-27, 33b-45 Dear sisters and brothers, Today is the fifth Sunday of Lent. The Church reminds us that what gives life to our mortal body is the Spirit of God. The same Spirit will resurrect Christ on Easter [...]
Fourth Sunday of Lent Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a, Ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41 Dear sisters and brothers, Today we are invited to meditate, to think deeply, about sight, blindness, light and darkness. This is a theme that runs through all of our readings today and is so very important in this time of [...]
Third Sunday of Lent Ex 17:3-7, Rom 5:1-2, 5-8, Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 Dear sisters and brothers, “The water will flow,” “the love of God has been poured out,” “the water I shall give will become a spring of water welling up.” The water reference in all three readings [...]
Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 12:1-4a, 2 Timothy 1:8b-10, Matthew 17:1-9 Dear sisters and brothers, Every Lent the Transfiguration is given to us as a sign that we are invited to be changed, transformed and transfigured. Perhaps too often we look at the transfiguration as something that happened only to Jesus, forgetting that [...]
First Sunday of Lent Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11 Dear sisters and brothers, These three temptations presented to us in the Gospel today speak of hunger, spirituality and power. All of us recognize the challenge of hunger. When we are hungry, we want to eat. Jesus had been fasting for [...]
Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18, 1 Corinthians 3:16-23, Matthew 5:38-48 Dear sisters and brothers, Today, the church turns our attention to this very important theological virtue, Love. We celebrate the Lord who is compassionate and love. As we celebrate Christ who is love, the church calls us to be [...]
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 15: 15-20, 1 Cor 2: 6-10, Mt 5: 17-37 Dear sisters and brothers, Jesus says, ‘If you are bringing your offering to the altar and there are members that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, go and be reconciled with [...]
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 58:7-10, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Matthew 5:13-16 Dear sisters and brothers, The message of Jesus to us is so simple and clear: when we encounter someone in trouble, we must help that person! This is still the same message as always: love God and love your neighbor. There is [...]