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 B)
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 B)
Reading I: Isaiah 50:4-7 Reading II: Philippians 2:6-11 GOSPEL: Mark 15:1-39 Suffering & Death Are Part of Life On Palm Sunday, the Church remembers Jesus’ triumphant return to Jerusalem. But the one who some called the King of the Jews would spend his last week...
Reflection for the 5th Sunday of Lent (Cycle B)
Reading I: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Reading II: Hebrews 5:7-9 GOSPEL: John 12:20-33 The Greatest Love Story Why is it that everyone loves a love story? And what is it that draws people to a good love story, even though one of the main characters dies? I think it’s the fact...