Growing into God’s Wisdom
Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Sirach 15: 15-20 (RM) or Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 (RCL); Psalm 119; I Corinthians 2: 6-10…
Letting Your Light Shine
Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 58: 7-10 (RM) or 1-9 (RCL); Psalm 112; I Corinthians 2: 1-5 (RM) or…
Listening for the Tug on the Reins
Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Zephaniah 2:3, 3:2-13 (RM) or Micah 6:1-8 (RCL); Psalm 146 (RM) or Psalm 15 (RCL);…
The First to See the Light
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time A or the Third Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 8:23 – 9:3 (RM) or 9: 1-4 (RCL); Psalm 27; I Corinthians 1: 10-13,…
Identity, Calling and the Word Within
Reflection for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time A or the Second Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6 (RM) or 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 40; I Corinthians 1: 1-3 (RM)…
The Baptism of Jesus
Reflection for the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, Year A Readings: Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7 (RM) or Isaiah 42: 1-9 (RCL); Psalm 29; Acts 10: 34-38 (RM) or 34-43…
The Ancient Feast of Light
Reflection for the Feast of the Epiphany, or Second Sunday of Christmas Readings: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6 (RM) or 1-12 (RCL); Matthew 2: 1-12. For…
Out of Egypt I Called My Son
Reflection for the Holy Family, or First Sunday of Christmas Readings: RM: Sirach 3: 2-6, 12-14; Psalm 128; Colossians 3: 12-21 (or 12-17 in U.S.); Matthew 2: 13-15, 19-23. RCL:…
A Different Kind of King
Reflection for Christmas, the Nativity of the Lord Readings: Isaiah 62:11-12 (RM, “Mass at Dawn”) or 6-12 (RCL); Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20 (RM) or [1-7] 8-20 (RCL.) It…
Advent, Womb, and Word
Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent A Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14 (RM) or 10-16 (RCL); Psalm 24 (RM) or 80 (RCL); Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 (RM) or 18-25 (RCL.) A…