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 the Easter Triduum (Cycle C)
In Memory of Me I’ve read about people who know they don’t have long to live and one fairly common element in many of their stories is that they want to make their last moments on earth very special. They want to spend time with loved ones and, perhaps more...
Reflection for Palm Sunday (Cycle C)
Reading I (Procession of the Palms): Luke 19:28-40 Reading I (At Mass): Isaiah 50:4-7 Reading II: Philippians 2:6-11 GOSPEL: Luke 22:14 – 23:56 or Luke 23:1-49 Suffering & Death Are Part of Life On Palm Sunday, the Church remembers Jesus' triumphant return to...
Reflection for the 5th Sunday of Lent (Cycle C)
Reading I: Isaiah 43:16-21 Reading II: Philippians 3:8-14 GOSPEL: John 8:1-11 A Different Angle In today's Gospel reading, the scribes and the Pharisees try to trip Jesus up by presenting him with a problem that they believe can only be solved by turning to the law....