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 Ascension Sunday (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 1:1-11 Reading II: Ephesians 4:1-13 GOSPEL: Mark 16:15-20 Mission Impossible? In last week’s Gospel Jesus, the Holy One, the Savior of the world, did something absolutely amazing: he called us “friends.” In this weekend’s readings – for the Ascension...
Reflection for the 6th Sunday of Easter (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Reading II: 1 John 4:7-10 GOSPEL: John 15:9-17 Love One Another It all seems so simple when Jesus says it. “This I command you: love one another.” It’s just one little line in scripture, but as is often the case in the Bible, the...
Reflection for the 5th Sunday of Easter (Cycle B)
Reading I: Acts 9:26-31 Reading II: 1 John 3:18-24 GOSPEL: John 15:1-8 Staying Connected When we hear Jesus speak of the vine and the branches in today’s Gospel, we are reminded that if the branches are ever separated from the vine, they will die. SO how is it that we...