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 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
Reading I: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 Reading II: James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 GOSPEL: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Legislating Morality? You’ve probably heard the saying before: “You can’t legislate morality.” The point that this cliché is trying to make is that you can’t turn...
Reflection for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
Reading I: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Reading II: Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32 GOSPEL: John 6:60-69 Our lives are filled with competing priorities and it’s an unfortunate fact that many people fall victim to the individualistic, narcissistic values that modern society seems...
Reflection for Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Cycle B)
Reading I: 1 Chronicles 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 Reading II: 1 Corinthians 15:54b-57 GOSPEL: Luke 11:27-28 In these crazy times, when people preach the gospel of “me and my freedom,” it’s easy for Christians to forget that hearing and obeying the word of God is a true...