Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Psalm 30 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 We are in the thick of the Easter season, and yet nevertheless after contemplating the readings for this Sunday I cannot help but be drawn to the second Beatitude of...
Read MoreSmall children are not the only ones who routinely confuse the word “adultery” with “idolatry.” Even though I presume they know the difference, students in my Intro Bible course often mistakenly use one for the other. Whether it...
Read MoreDeuteronomy 26:4-10 Psalm 91 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13 “Become who you are!” This most memorable saying of Bl. Pope John Paul II was also one of his most enigmatic. Many have been deeply moved by it, but many have also been...
Read MoreSecond Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 62:1—5 Psalm 96 I Corinthians 12:4—11 John 2:1—11 This Sunday’s readings invite us to think about marriage as a sign of God’s covenantal relationship with Israel, which the Church believes...
Read MoreMicah 5:1-4a Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 As the United States continues to reel from the recent massacre in Connecticut, the lectionary readings this Sunday invite us to consider the theme of peace....
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