Scripture: Acts 2:36-41John 20:11-18 Reflection: In 2004, Oscar Solis was ordained an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Loss Angeles, the first Filipino-American bishop ordained in the United States. Shortly thereafter, Bishop Solis accepted an invitation to have lunch with…
Scripture: Acts 2:14, 22-33Matthew 28:8-15 Reflection: My dad was a talented and competitive man. One downside: he always wanted to win the competition for the smartest and wisest person in the room, and I think he became incapable of admitting…
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-53:12Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9John 18:1-19:42 Reflection: Often while I’m sitting and chatting with seniors and anyone else who will listen, I start thinking about death. I wonder why—what is this life business all…
Scripture: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-141 Corinthians 11:23-26John 13:1-15 Reflection: Passionist priest, Father Joe Mitchell, CP, says the most crucial act of redemption did not occur on Good Friday. The moment of redemption occurred in the Garden of Gethsemani the night before…
Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-6John 13:21-33, 36-38 Reflection: Discipleship: Called from birth…to give one’s life We’re about the “holiest of weeks”, experiencing in and with Jesus the ultimate expression of Divine Love: The Eucharist, His Crucifixion and death, and ultimately His Resurrection. …
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-7John 12:1-11 Reflection: Today’s Gospel puts before us a model of great faith, trust and fidelity in the context of relationship, and a contrasting example of wilfulness and isolation. The contrast is both real in that there are…
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11Isaiah 50:4-7Philippians 2:6-11Matthew 26:14-27:66 Reflection: Palm Sunday begins Holy Week. We will hear the reading of The Passion according to Matthew today, recounting Jesus’ Last Supper and all the dramatic and sorrowful…
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:21-28 John 11:45-56 Reflection: Days of Judgement Today’s chapter of John’s gospel begins with the raising of Lazarus of Bethany. Even before it happens, as the story begins, we hear that it is his sister, “Mary who anointed…
Scripture: Jeremiah 20:10-13John 10:31-42 Reflection: Happy Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent! Have you ever felt like you were drowning? Water — the ocean, lakes, rivers, and streams — have always been places where I’ve found peace and solace. …
Scripture: Genesis 17:3-9John 8:51-59 Reflection: I have been sharing the scrutinies with the elect for the past couple of weeks, and I find myself enlightened as well. We may listen to the word of God, and think we get it,…