Encountering the Risen Jesus

A reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter: Acts 5.27-32; Revelations 5.11-14; John 21.1-19. For the Third Sunday of Easter, the Gospel of John tells us of the disciples’ encounter with the risen Jesus...

Jesus, the wounded healer

A reflection by Fr. Idara Otu, MSP, on Divine Mercy Sunday: Acts 5.12-16; Revelation 1.9-11, 12-13, 17-19; John 20.19-31. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus appears to his disciples who are afraid and heartbroken. Jesus...

He is risen!

A reflection by Fr. Ron MacDonell, S.F.M., on the Easter Vigil Mass. “Why are you looking for the living among the dead? He is not here, he is risen.” Angels spoke these words to...

The passion of Jesus is our story

A Palm Sunday reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, S.F.M. At the procession with palms: Gospel of Luke 19.28-40; First reading: Isaiah 50.4-7; Second Reading: Philippians 2.6-11; Gospel: Luke 22.14-23.56 Our celebration of Palm Sunday...

The merciful face of God

A reflection by Paige Souter on the Fifth Sunday of Lent Gospel reading: John 8:1-11 “Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. But when they continued asking him,...

A question of justice

A reflection by Fr. Frank Hegel, SFM, on the Third Sunday of Lent: First reading: Joshua 5.9a, 10-12; Second reading: 2 Corinthians 5.17-21; Gospel: Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 The Gospel today is well known. The...

The God of interruptions

A reflection by Fr. Dave Warren, S.F.M., on the Third Sunday of Lent. First reading: Exodus 3.1-8, 13-15; Second reading: 1 Corinthians 10.1-6, 10-12; Gospel: Luke 13.1-9 On January 27, a tractor trailer loaded with lumber was...

Listening to Jesus in an age of distraction

A reflection by Fr. David Warren, SFM, on the Second Sunday of Lent: Genesis 15.5-12, 17-18; Philippians 3.17-4: 1; Luke 9.28-36 “Remember that you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” With these words in...

Confession and communion in the wilderness

A reflection by Paige Souter on the First Sunday of Lent: Deuteronomy 26.1-11; Psalm 91.1-2, 9-16; Romans 10.8-13; Luke 4.1-13 “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into...

Put out into the deep

A reflection by Fr. Jack Lynch, SFM, on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time: Isaiah 6.1-2a, 3-8; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15.1-11; Luke 5.1-11 All these Scripture readings are about a call. They are...

The absence of God

A reflection by Fr. Russ Sampson, S.F.M., on Mark 4.35-41. “A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern,...

The Sprit of the Lord is upon me

A reflection by Fr. Ron MacDonell, SFM, on Nehemiah 8.2-4a., 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12.12-30 and Luke 1.1-4; 4.14-21 Today the readings speak of the power of God’s Word. In the first reading, Ezra...