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 4th Sunday of Lent (Cycle B)
Reading I: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Reading II: Ephesians 2:4-10 GOSPEL: John 3:14-21 Christianity Simplified! God so loved the world that he gave his only son. (John 3:16) It is perhaps the most widely cited Scripture. It is short, simple, and comes just about as...
Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (Cycle B)
Reading I: Exodus 17:3-7 Reading II: Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 GOSPEL: John 4:5-42 The Heart Of Our Lenten Journey A man once performed an amazing feat by going across Niagara Falls on a high wire. When he successfully made the crossing, the crowd cheered. So he asked them,...
Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Lent (Cycle B)
Reading I: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Reading II: Romans 8:31b-34 GOSPEL: Mark 9:2-10 God Has Your Back Sometimes life can be hard. For many people in the world today, life is always hard. Yet in the first lines of today’s second reading from Romans, St. Paul...