Acts 10:34a, 37–43; Colossians 3:1–4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b–8; John 20:1–9 We began this Lenten season with a simple invitation: That you may live. Not merely exist. Not just get through another week. But live. I asked our community to remember that we are, at our best,...

Isaiah 52:13—53:12; Hebrews 4:14–16; 5:7–9; John 18:1—19:42 Good Friday always lands in a tender place within me, especially now that both my parents have passed on. I am left with cherished holy moments and their legacy etched in my heart. Isaiah’s suffering servant r...

Isaiah 50:4–9a; Matthew 26:14–25 The season of Lent draws us back to the quiet, piercing moments of the Gospel—those scenes where human weakness meets divine fidelity. Among them, Judas Iscariot’s choice stands out with a starkness that is difficult to ignore. His betr...

Isaiah 42:1–7; John 12:1–11 “I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord. The Lord is my light and my salvation.” (Psalm 27) This time four years ago I was a lukewar...

Ezekiel 37:21–28; John 11:45–56 I don’t know why I did it. I had information, and opinions to go along with it. I knew that sharing it would create hard feelings and division. Yet the power that came with knowledge, or the control that came with speaking about it was t...

Genesis 17:3–9; John 8:51–59 For the greater part of my life, I perceived God as being outside of myself - felt, seen, and heard in the elements of nature. When at Mass, I always closed my eyes to avoid distraction (or hide), perceiving again, God as being ‘out there’ ...

Numbers 21:4–9; John 8:21–30 “I belong to what is above; you belong to this world.” (John 8:23) In his dialogue with the Pharisees, Jesus reveals something essential about himself: he is the Son of the Father, and his belonging is not rooted in this world but in the On...

Ezekiel 37:12–14; Romans 8:8–11; John 11:1–45 Recently, one of my students had her classmates journaling a response to “Where will you be in 7 years?” As students eagerly wrote about the adventures and achievements that await them, I pondered my own 7 year plan. In 7 y...

Wisdom 2:1a, 12–22; John 7:1–2, 10, 25–30 When I read this Wisdom I can hear what my mom always told me, “there will be people who will be jealous of you.” I never understood why people would be jealous. I am not perfect or better than anyone else and I make mistakes l...

Isaiah 49:8–15; John 5:17–30 Today’s readings weave together a theme of God’s steadfast love and compassion. In the first reading, when Zion feels that the Lord has forgotten him, the reply is “Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her ...