Scripture Reflections
Thoughts and commentary on the Sunday readings.Join us each week for a short reflection based upon the readings used at the Sunday Mass, as listed in the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
Reflection for Corpus Christi (Cycle C)
Reading I: Genesis 14:18-20 Reading II: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 GOSPEL: Luke 9:11b-17 How much to give? Most people enjoy going out to eat. You can have whatever you want, and no one has to worry about cooking. The part that most people don't like is having to leave a...
Reflection for Trinity Sunday (Cycle C)
Reading I: Proverbs 8:22-31 Reading II: Romans 5:1-5 GOSPEL: John 16:12-15 In the Name... “In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit – Amen!” How many times do we say it? How many times do we hear it? Over the years, theologians and scholars...
Reflection for Pentecost Sunday (Cycle C)
Reading I: Acts 2:1-11 Reading II: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 GOSPEL: John 20:19-23 Modern Tongues? On Pentecost Sunday we begin to move away from the image of Jesus in the world and start to understand his presence as that of the Holy Spirit. And just as the...