Reflection for the Baptism of the Lord
RCL: Baptism of Our Lord Genesis 1: 1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1: 4-11 Did you know that, if you were to visit Israel today (although perhaps you’ll want…
Reflection for the Feast of the Epiphany
Isaiah 60: 1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2: 1-12. The year was 1987. A world-renowned professor of catechetics had assembled a crack team of experts in scripture,…
Reflection for the Holy Family, or First Sunday of Christmas
RM for Canada: Genesis 15: 1-6, 17: 3b-5, 15-16, 21: 1-7 or Sirach 3: 2-6, 12-14; Psalm 128; Hebrews 11: 8, 11-12, 17-19 or Colossians 3: 12-21; Luke 2: 22-40.…
Reflection for Christmas Eve
Isaiah 9: 2-4, 6-7 (RM in Canada) or 1-6 (RM in U.S.) or 2-7 (RCL); Psalm 96; Titus 2: 11-14; Luke 2: 1-14. “The people who walked in darkness have…
Fourth Sunday of Advent B
2 Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 (RM) or 1-11, 16 (RCL); Psalm 89 or Luke 1: 47-55; Romans 16: 25-27; Luke 1: 26-38. A few years ago I was…
Third Sunday of Advent B
Isaiah 61: 1-2a, 10-11 (RM) or 1-4, 8-11 (RCL); Psalm 126 or Luke 1: 46-50, 53-54 (RM) or 47-55 (RCL); 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24; John 1: 6-8, 19-28.It was absolutely,…
Second Sunday of Advent B
Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3: 8-14 (RM) or 8-15a (RCL); Mark 1: 1-8. Really, sometimes you hear the most striking things from…
Footsteps of Yesterday
One day during my holiday at home, my dad called and asked if I was free for a morning walk. Despite having just completed a 5 km walk that morning,…
First Sunday of Advent B
Isaiah 63: 16b-17, 64: 1, 3-8 (RM in Canada) or Isaiah 63: 16b-17, 19b, 64: 2-7 (RM in U.S.) or 64: 1-9 (RCL); Psalm 80; I Corinthians 1: 3-9; Mark…
Navigating the Depths of Grief
My present reality is defined by grief, a profound emotion that has woven its way into the fabric of my life. First is the passing of John Robinson, an indigenous…
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