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…
Scripture: Acts 13:44-52John 14:7-14 Reflection: King Charles III is crowned today in Westminster Abbey in London. Years before this historic, long-awaited day, Charles, as Prince of Wales, was doing Great Things, including food distributions and energy bill relief for the…
Scripture: Acts 13:26-33John 14:1-6 Reflection: Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way…
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8John 14:6-14 Reflection: Even within the ‘bubble’ of a “lifetime faith” (a way of life one has known since early years), we sometimes need a ‘faith with a faith’ to hold fast to the fact that Jesus…
Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop, and Doctor of the Church Scripture: Acts 11:19-26John 10:22-30 Reflection: St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in North Africa, has been recognized by the Catholic Church for his holy life and his profound theology, and is…
Scripture: Acts 11:1-18John 10:11-18 Reflection: While all Scripture is the living word of God carrying a message to us as individuals and as part of the Community of Faith there is something very special about the readings during the Easter…
Scripture: Acts 2:14a, 36-411 Peter 2:20b-25John 10:1-10 Reflection: When I was a little girl, I remember my parents always being very careful to make sure our backyard gate was always locked. No one could get in, and I, being a…