Scripture: Acts 18:1-8John 16:16-20 Reflection: As we get close to the end of the Easter Season, our readings take a turn towards the Ascension of Jesus and then to Pentecost. On this day in many places around the world, the…
Scripture: Acts 16:22-34John 16:5-11 Reflection: The Holy Spirit Empowers “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the aHelper (parak’laetos) will not come to you; but…
Scripture: Acts 16:11-15John 15:26-16:4a Reflection: You’ve probably heard the sad commentary about people who faithfully attend Mass on Sundays. Yet in the parking lot immediately after Mass, it’s as if none of what they heard, did, or sang at the…
Scripture: Acts 8:5-8, 14-171 Peter 3:15-18John 14:15-21 Reflection: In our first Scripture reading for this Sunday (Acts 8:5-8, 14-17), St. Luke writes: “Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. With one accord, the…
Scripture: Acts 16:1-10John 15:18-21 Reflection: The Easter liturgical season reminds us of our church and its radical Spirit-led beginnings. Today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles offers us the missionary focus and challenges of Paul and Silas. It…
Scripture: Acts 15:22-31John 15:12-17 Reflection: Jesus said to his disciples: This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.No one has greater love than this,to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. -John 15: 12-14 I often struggle…
Scripture: Acts 15:7-21John 15:9-11 Reflection: In our Gospel reading, Jesus tells His disciples to “remain” in His love. There are other translations that use the word “abide,” and I favor that word because it implies for me resting in the…
Scripture: Acts 15:1-6John 15:1-8 Reflection: Like many others, I’ve experienced a lot of losses, disappointments, and instability in the past year or two, and the future remains uncertain in many ways. On my own, I can sink into fear and…
Scripture: Acts 14:5-18John 14:21-26 Reflection: In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus says: “Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and…
Scripture: Acts 6:1-71 Peter 2:4-9John 14:1-12 Reflection: Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a timeand you still do not know me, Philip?” -John…