Scripture: Songs 2:8-14 or Zephaniah 3:14-18Luke 1:39-45 Reflection: Our first reading comes from the Song of Songs which has often been seen as an allegory of God’s love for his people. In this passage the groom represents God, and we…
Fourth Sunday of Advent Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14Romans 1:1-7Matthew 1:18-24 Reflection: Fear or faith – these two stances are often gateways to a lesser or greater life. Both stances are deeply imbedded in the human spirit. Fear often presents itself as…
Scripture: Genesis 49:2, 8-10Matthew 1:1-17 Reflection: In eight days, Christians will again celebrate the miracle that forever changed the world. When God became one of us in Jesus, being born into our world in Bethlehem, we received a promise of…
Scripture: Isaiah 56:1-3a, 6-8John 5:33-36 Reflection: “Observe what is right, do what is just.” Isaiah 56:1 Have you ever met a person that you felt was holy, or the closest to holy that you might encounter as a person living…
Scripture: Isaiah 54:1-10Luke 7:24-30 Reflection: Our Gospel passage is one of my favorites during this Advent season. And the question contained within it parallels another “favorite” question of mine found in another Gospel passage. In today’s Gospel from Luke we…
Scripture: Isaiah 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25Luke 7:18b-23 Reflection: Today we read the profoundly beautiful words from Isaiah, chapter 45 when he declares: “Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the skies drop it down.” In…
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Scripture: Zechariah 2:14-17 orRevelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10abLuke 1:26-38 or 1:39-47 Reflection: I believe in the Word of God bringing us to the fulfillment of God’s Plan, the harmonization of all God’s creation, and the…
Third Sunday of Advent Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10James 5:7-10Matthew 11:2-11 Reflection: The Third Sunday of Advent is referred to as “Gaudete Sunday.” “Gaudete” means “Rejoice!” We rejoice because the coming, the advent, of our Savior, is near. And so we…
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…