Clean Hands and a Pure Heart
Reflection for the Feast of the “Presentation of the Lord” Readings: Malachi 3: 1-4; Psalm 24: 7-10 (RM or RCL) or 84 (RCL); Hebrews 2: 14-18; Luke 2: 22-40 (RM…
Rejoice with a Whoop and a Holler
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time C or the Third Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Nehemiah 8: 2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 (RM) or 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 (RCL); Psalm 19; I Corinthians…
The Woman with No Name
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time C / Second Sunday after EpiphanyReadings: Isaiah 62: 1-5 ; Psalm 96 (RM) or 36 (RCL); I Corinthians 12: 4-11 (RM) or…
People, Prayer and Spirit
A Reflection for the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus Year C Readings: Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7 (RM) or Isaiah 43: 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 29; Acts 10: 34-38 (RM) or…
Astronomers from the East
A Reflection for the Feast of the Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6 (RM) or 1-12 (RCL);Matthew 2: 1-12.The year was 1987. A world-renowned professor of…
A Cat Lady’s Thoughts on the Holy Family
Reflection for the “Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph,” First Sunday after Christmas Readings: RM Year C: 1 Samuel 1: 20-22, 24-28; Psalm 84; 1 John 3: 1-2, 21-24;…
Pregnant with the Future
Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent C Readings: Micah 5: 1-4a (RM) or 2-5a (RCL); Psalm 80; Hebrews 10: 5-10;Luke 1: 39-45 (RM), or 39-45 or 46-55 (RCL). We’re…
How Should I Change My Life?
A Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent C Readings: Zephaniah 3: 14-18a (RM) or 14-20 (RCL); Isaiah 12; Philippians 4: 4-7; Luke 3: 10-18 (RM) or 7-18 (RCL). How…
The Rough Ways Shall Be Made Smooth
Reflection for the Second Sunday in Advent C Readings: Baruch 5: 1-9 (RM) or Malachi 3: 1-4 (RCL); Psalm 126 (RM) or Luke 1: 68-79 (RCL); Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 (RM)…
What Will Happen in the End?
Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent C December 1, 2024 Readings: Jeremiah 33: 14-16; Psalm 25; I Thessalonians 3:12--4:2 (RM) or 9-13 (RCL); Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36 (RM) or…