Scripture: Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11Mathew 17:9a, 10-13 Reflection: Are you familiar with “confirmation bias”? It’s the universal human tendency to find what we’re looking for. We accept data that confirms what we already believe and dismiss anything contradictory, searching for experts…
Scripture: Genesis 3:9-15, 20Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38 Reflection: The Immaculate Conception Today is the day we honor our Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and her immaculate conception. From her very conception she was filled with God’s grace. She was…
Scripture: Isaiah 40:25-31Matthew 11:28-30 Reflection: Though young men faint and grow weary,and youths stagger and fall,They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength,they will soar as with eagles’ wings;They will run and not grow weary,walk and not grow…
Scripture: Isaiah 40: 1-11Matthew 18:12-14 Reflection: Advent invites us to ponder deeply who we are in light of God becoming one of us, flesh and blood in real time and space… the Incarnation. No other faith tradition even attempts to…
Second Sunday of Advent Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10Romans 15:4-9Matthew 3:1-12 Reflection: The “Best” Is Yet to Come! Today’s Gospel presents the great Advent figure of John the Baptist, boldly making his appearance as an ardent and eccentric preacher in the desert…
Scripture: Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26Matthew 9:35–10:1, 5a, 6-8 Reflection: A starting point for our reflection on today’s gospel might well be the phrase ‘summoned and sent’. That is, the dynamic movement of being called to come close to the Lord and…
Scripture: Isaiah 29:17-24Matthew 9:27-31 Reflection: “And out of gloom and darkness,the eyes of the blind shall see.” Is 29:18 In both of today’s readings, we hear about God healing physical blindness. In the New Testament, Jesus frequently made a comparison…
Scripture: Isaiah 26:1-6Matthew 7:21, 24-27 Reflection: Editors’ note: It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of our Passionist brother, Father Don Senior, CP, whose Scripture reflections we have published over the past several years. As we look…
Scripture: Romans 10:9-18Matthew 4:18-22 Reflection: Imagine being a fisherman – your livelihood, your family’s future, everything depends on the catch of the day, and without that you have no income, no way of feeding and supporting your family. But that…
Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10Luke 10:21-24 Reflection: Radical Hope: The Advent Challenge As we move into the spirit of Advent, today’s Scripture passages invite us to enter this special season with radical hope: God’s Love is greater than we can imagine, even…