Father Leslie Hoppe, OFM

March 15, 2023

April 2: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

This Sunday the liturgy presents us with two Gospel readings. The first is proclaimed during the special entrance rite for Palm Sunday. The second is Matthew’s Passion narrative that serves as the Gospel reading for Mass. The contrast between the two readings could not be stronger.

March 15, 2023

March 26: Fifth Sunday of Lent

The earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria have shown how fragile life is. The herculean efforts to find survivors demonstrates how precious life is. Survivors who were trapped in the rubble of destroyed buildings held on for hours and days, clinging desperately to life. Rescuers worked past the point of exhaustion to extricate them from the rubble of their homes.

March 15, 2023

March 19: Fourth Sunday of Lent

I never knew what darkness was until I spent a few days camping in the Sinai desert. In cities like Chicago, the night has become day because of the artificial light that bathes our streets, sports venues, businesses and homes.

March 01, 2023

March 12: Third Sunday of Lent

Moses’ popularity among the enslaved Israelites could not be greater than on the day he led them out of Egypt. It was not long, however, before his popularity was all but gone.

February 15, 2023

March 5: Second Sunday of Lent

Peter and two other disciples with him thought they had seen it all. They witnessed Jesus heal all sorts of people: the blind, the deaf, paralytics, lepers. They saw Jesus expel demons from the possessed, feed thousands of people with a few loaves and two fish. They were with him in the boat when he calmed a storm on the Sea of Galilee. They were astounded as he raised a girl thought to be dead back to life.

February 15, 2023

Feb. 26: First Sunday of Lent

There are times when we feel pulled in several directions at once. There are family responsibilities, career opportunities, community and church commitments, connections with friends and the desire for time for ourselves. We need to consider all these, especially when making choices about the future.

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