Scripture Reflection for May 5, 2024, Sixth Sunday of EasterJem Sullivan
Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 1 Jn 4:7-10 Jn 15:9-17 In a digital culture dominated by social media and technological means of communication, the idea of friendship can often be ...
Scripture Reflection for April 21, 2024, Fourth Sunday of Easter Jem Sullivan
Acts 4:8-12 Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 1 Jn 3:1-2 Jn 10:11-18 Throughout 2,000 years of Christian history, artistic expressions of faith can always be found. From the rustic art of the ...
Scripture Reflection for April 7, Second Sunday of EasterJem Sullivan
Acts 4:32-35 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 1 Jn 5:1-6 Jn 20:19-31 Fear is a powerful human emotion that shapes our actions and words. A young man named Karol Wojtyla personally experienced the gripping ...
Scripture Reflection for March 24, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Jem Sullivan
Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Phil 2:6-11 Mk 14:1-15:47 The sacred events of Holy Week beg the question: Why did Jesus, the Son of God, have to suffer a cruel, unjust death on a cross? ...
Scripture Reflection for March 10, Fourth Sunday of LentJem Sullivan
2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23 Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 Eph 2:4-10 Jn 3:14-21 Need a summary of the Christian faith? This Sunday's Gospel offers one. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so ...
Scripture reflection for Feb. 25, Second Sunday of Lent Jem Sullivan
Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 Rom 8:31b-34 Mk 9:2-10 Lent is a graced time for spiritual transfiguration. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church notes, "the Transfiguration ...
Reflections on readings for Feb. 11, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeJem Sullivan
Lv 13:1-2, 44-46 Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 Mk 1:40-45 Most of us struggle to keep up with new year resolutions if we make them. I've fallen behind on my spiritual resolutions already! Thanks ...
Reflections on readings for Jan. 28, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jem Sullivan
Dt 18:15-20 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 1 Cor 7:32-35 Mk 1:21-28 In this 21st century, we absorb the news of the world quickly, through myriad technical gadgets. We're seeking information, knowledge, and ...
