Scripture: Isaiah 50:4-9aMatthew 26:14-25 Reflection: Triduum begins tomorrow evening. Today is the culmination of our Lenten journey as we stand at the threshold between what has been this Lenten experience and what is about to come in the next four…
Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-6John 13:21-33, 36-38 Reflection: You gotta love Peter! What you see is what you get with this man. We are in the throes of Holy Week. We begin the week with “Hosana,” move to “Crucify him,” and finally…
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-7John 12:1-11 Reflection: The gospel story feels like Act II of a riveting play. The formerly dead Lazarus is very much alive, dining with Jesus and his family. His sister Mary lovingly anoints Jesus’ feet. Even Judas is…
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Scripture: Luke 19:28-40Isaiah 50:4-7Philippians 2:6-11Luke 22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49 Reflection: On this Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, the Gospel of Saint Luke proclaimed. Several elements unique to Luke demonstrate his distinctive style of presenting…
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:21-28John 11:45-56 Reflection: Today’s readings, woven together on this final day before Holy Week, portray a compelling portrait of our salvation history as a people of God. In the first reading from the Book of Ezekiel, God gathers…
Scripture: Genesis 17:3-9John 8:51-59 Reflection: If I lived in Jesus’ time and heard him say some of the things that John reports, I would have joined the questioning and skeptical voices. After all, he was just a young man from…
Scripture: Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95John 8:31-42 Reflection: Coming to Believe We meet the three young men who will not worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Bound tightly by the strongest men in the army they are…
Scripture: Numbers 21:4-9John 8:21-30 Reflection: In our first reading from Numbers, the Israelites, out of frustration and exhaustion and impatience, complain against God and Moses, and God punishes them by sending saraph serpents who bite the people, and many of…
Scripture: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62John 8:12-20 Reflection: The disciples approached Jesus and said,‘Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?’He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said,‘Amen, I say to you, unless…
Fifth Sunday of Lent Scripture: Isaiah 43:16-21Philippians 3:8-14John 8: 1-11 Reflection: In Paul’s letter to the people of Philippi, the remarkable apostle to the Gentiles captures what I feel in moments of deep connection to Christ. These moments can come…