Scripture

May 05, 2021

May 16: Seventh Sunday of Easter

Who does not like Louis Armstrong’s famed rendition of “Oh, What a Wonderful World”? The composer George Weiss said he wrote the song specifically for Armstrong “because of his ability to bring people of different races together.”

May 05, 2021

May 9: Sixth Sunday of Easter

Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall,” first published in 1914, has been called one of the most analyzed poems in the modern era.

April 21, 2021

May 2: Fifth Sunday of Easter

Several years ago, I was invited by the Spiritan Missionaries to give a series of lectures for their men stationed in the Diocese of Arusha, Tanzania. It was a wonderful adventure for which I will always be grateful.

April 21, 2021

April 25: Fourth Sunday of Easter

Today is traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday because the Gospel reading is from John Chapter 10. Drawing on a powerful reflection on leadership found in the 34th Chapter of the prophet Ezekiel, Jesus compares himself to a “good shepherd,” one who is willing to “lay down his life for the sheep.”

April 07, 2021

April 18: Third Sunday of Easter

One of the most striking effects of the pandemic is on our human need to break bread with family and friends. Family dinners, admittedly, can have their own tensions at times, but how often have we heard people lamenting the fact that they can’t bring their family together for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner?

April 07, 2021

April 11: Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday

This semester I have been teaching a course on the Gospel of John at Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park. Due to the pandemic, this course, like all our others, is online.

March 17, 2021

April 4: Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord

The tone of the Easter Sunday readings is set by the beauty of John’s Gospel. The beauty is not only in John’s account of the discovery of the empty tomb, which is the Gospel selection for today, but also in what is called the Easter Sequence, which is a lovely poetic reflection that dates to the 11th century and has become part of the Easter Mass readings.

March 17, 2021

March 28: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

On this Palm Sunday our liturgy takes us to Jerusalem, where we remain through Holy Week.

March 17, 2021

March 21: Fifth Sunday of Lent

This is the final Sunday in the season of Lent. Next week is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. As always, Lent seems to stretch out for a long time when we begin and then flashes by before we know it.

March 03, 2021

March 14: Fourth Sunday of Lent

Pope Francis often refers to the need for “discernment” in his speeches and homilies. No doubt this is part of his Jesuit heritage, since St. Ignatius of Loyola counseled his religious to make “discernment of spirit” an important part of their decision-making.
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