2nd Sunday of Easter – Giving Thomas a Little Grace—He is Us
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A | John 10:19-31 Giving Thomas a Little Grace—He is Us When I wake up on Easter Sunday, I always feel a huge sense of relief. Either I can start whatever I gave up for…
Easter Sunday – saw and believed…did not yet understand…returned home
Easter Sunday, Year A | John 20: 1-10 saw and believed…did not yet understand…returned home (vs.8-10) The experience of the two disciples at Jesus’s empty burial cave is typical of the human experience. We see and so we believe. Not…
Palm Sunday – In the Upper Room
Palm Sunday, Year A Matthew 26:14- 27:66 In the Upper Room Every Sunday during the Eucharistic Prayer, I imagine myself at the Last Supper. I am in the Upper Room, the stone walls lit by candles, surrounded by friends. I…
5th Sunday of Lent – Another Kind of Temptation for Jesus?
5th Sunday of Lent, Year A John 11:1-44 Another Kind of Temptation for Jesus? Jesus waits two days before He goes to his friend Lazarus who is dying. Jesus knows the situation is dire. He knows that through Him, God…
4th Sunday of Lent – What Do We Know For Sure?
4th Sunday of Lent, Year A John 9: 1-41 What Do We Know For Sure? I think God is trying to tell me something. A few days ago in America Magazine I read, “My therapist is helping me deal with…
3rd Sunday of Lent: An Unexpected Lesson from the Woman at the Well
3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A John 4:5-42 An Unexpected Lesson from the Woman at the Well As I read the story of the Woman at the Well, I looked hard for a nugget, something I hadn’t noticed or heard…