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 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
Reading I: Exodus 22:20-26 Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 GOSPEL: Matthew 22:34-40 Putting Jesus in the Middle The Pharisees and Sadducees did not see eye to eye. They disagreed about the right way to practice their religion. Sometimes they disagreed so strongly...
Reflection for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
Reading I: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b GOSPEL: Matthew 22:15-21 Our God is an Active God God just won't get lost. Even when I try to fill my life with work, movies, and music, God still finds a way to be there. God is the direct opposite of a...
Reflection for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
Reading I: Isaiah 25:6-10a Reading II: Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 GOSPEL: Matthew 22:1-10 Join Him at the Banquet The children of Israel may be the chosen people, but the Lord has invited us all to the banquet. In the parable of the Wedding Banquet, Jesus shows us...