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 Pentecost Sunday (Cycle A)
Reading I: Acts 2:1-11 Reading II: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 GOSPEL: John 20:19-23 Welcome, One and All! I spent almost 20 years working for a global company. We had offices and factories around the world because that's where our customers were. And even though...
Reflection for Ascension Sunday (Cycle A)
Reading I: Acts 1:11 Reading II: Ephesians 1:17-23 GOSPEL: Matthew 28:16-20 Conclusion of the Holy Gospel?!?!? A priest friend of mine once told me a story of life in the seminary. One of the things they had to learn was how to proclaim the gospel. One day, a...
Reflection for the 6th Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
Reading I: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Reading II: 1 Peter 3:15-18 GOSPEL: John 14:15-21 The Spirit of Star Wars "You must go to the Dagobah system. There you will learn from Yoda, the Jedi master who instructed me." That's what the ghostly Obi-Wan told Luke in the movie The...