Sunday Readings for Feb 28, 2016 the 3rd Sunday of Lent Some think Lent is a time for fasting. I see it as a time of feasting. I come to this conclusion based on the story of the fig tree…
The Fig Tree
The Transfiguration and The Cross
Sunday Readings for Feb 21, 2016 the 2nd Sunday in Lent Appearances can be deceiving. After all, Jesus was just another Galilean. His hands were the rough hands of a workman. People in Nazareth knew his mother. Some even remembered…
Why is Lent Forty Days?
Sunday Readings for Feb 14, 2016, the First Sunday in Lent In the English language, the special season before Easter is called “Lent.” The word comes from the “lengthening” of daylight hours as we progress from the darkness of winter…
High Adventure or Cautious Mediocrity?
Readings for Feb 7, 2016 the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Peter. Paul. Isaiah. Frodo Baggins. They have more in common than meets the eye. Of course there are differences, too. Peter is a small business man, trying to wring…
Why We Stone Prophets
Sunday Readings for Jan 31, the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time “In polite conversation, never bring up politics or religion.” That’s the advice I was given as a child. And it’s good advice, too, if your aim is to be…
Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ
Sunday Readings for Jan 24, the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time There is a myth that we must lay to rest, once and for all–Protestants are all about the Bible, while Catholics are all about the Sacraments. While I can’t…
The Cana Connection
Sunday Readings for January 17, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time In the past two weeks, the Church has celebrated the Epiphany and the Lord’s baptism. This coming Sunday we remember the Wedding Feast at Cana. What’s the connection between…
Baptism of the Lord
Readings for Jan 10, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord At first glance, the scene makes little sense. John’s strident call to repentance provokes an overwhelming response. People of all shapes and sizes flock to him in the…
Epiphany
Readings for Sunday, Jan 3, 2016 The Epiphany of the Lord Up until now, all has been quite humble. A donkey-ride to a dusty town south of Jerusalem. Hotel rooms all booked up. Giving birth in a stable and laying…
Feast of the Holy Family
Readings for Sunday, Dec 27, 2015 Every year right after Christmas, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family. There is an important reason for this. It’s easy to think the “incarnation” means God took on a human body, that…