The Good Samaritan

A reflection by Fr. Russ Sampson, SFM, for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. First reading: Deuteronomy 30.10-14. Second reading: Colossians 1.15-20. Gospel: Luke 10.25-37 I would like to connect the Good Samaritan in...

The harvest is abundant

A reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. First reading: Isaiah 66.10-14. Second reading: Galatians 6.14-18. Gospel: Luke 10.1-9 As we go about our daily lives, in our encounters with others, with...

Setting one’s face toward Jerusalem

A reflection by Héctor Acero Ferrer on the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Readings: 1 Kings 19.16, 19-21; Galatians 5.1, 13-18 or Hebrews 9.24-28, 10.19-23; Gospel: Luke 9.51-62. In today’s world, we seldom encounter...

The myth of redemptive violence

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, S.F.M., for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. First Reading: Zechariah 12.10-11; Second Reading: Galatians 3.26-29; Gospel: Luke 9.18-24. As of June 15, the death toll from...

Two kinds of sinners

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, S.F.M., for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. First Reading: II Samuel 12.7-10, 13; Second Reading: Galatians 2.16, 19-21; Gospel: Luke 7.36-8.3 The Bible is full of...

Life before death

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, S.F.M., for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. First Reading: I Kings 17.17-21a, 22-24; Second Reading: Galatians 1.11-19; Gospel: Luke 7.11-17 Mohini was born in India on...

In the breaking of the bread

A reflection for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. First Reading: Genesis 14:18-20; Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Gospel: Luke 9:11-17 The Gospel today is the story of the...

The mystery of perfect community

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, S.F.M., for Trinity Sunday. First Reading: Proverbs 8.22-31; Second Reading: Romans 5.1-5; Gospel: John 16.12-15 You’re nobody till somebody loves you. You’re nobody till somebody cares. I...

Our common humanity

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, S.F.M., for Pentecost Sunday. First Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2.1-11; Second Reading: I Corinthians 12.3b-7, 12-13; Gospel: John 14.15-16, 23b-26 As of May 11, Canadians contributed $60...

Just like a mother

A reflection by Héctor Acero Ferrer on the Feast of the Ascension. Readings: Acts 1.1-11; Ephesians 1.17-23 or Hebrews 9.24-28, 10.19-23; Gospel: Luke 24.46-53. Reflecting on the Feast of the Ascension is not a...

The Holy Spirit will teach you everything

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, S.F.M., for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. First Reading: Acts 15.1-2, 22-29; Second Reading: Revelations 21.10-14, 22-23; Gospel: John 14.23-29 I continue to be amazed at how often...

It’s all about love and justice

A reflection by Paige Souter for the Fifth Sunday of Easter: Acts 14.21-27; Revelations 21.1-5; John 13.31-35 “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should...