Consent of the Governed
Sunday’s Readings: Solemnity of Christ the King 2 Samuel 5: 1-3 Psalm 122: 1-5 Colossians 1: 12-20 Luke 23: 35-43 It is interesting to me, this coincidence of our Church and State calendars in...
Category: Gospel Reflection
In the Shell of the Old
Sunday’s Readings: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Malachi 3: 19-20a Psalm 98: 5-6, 7-8, 9 2 Thessalonians 3: 7-12 Luke 21: 5-19 In looking at today’s Gospel reading, as the people are admiring their...
Everlasting Encouragement
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday Readings: 2 Maccabees 7: 1-12, 9-14 Psalm 17: 1, 5-6, 8, 15 2 Thessalonians 2: 16-3: 5 Luke 20: 27-38 Our first reading today, from Maccabees, reminds us...
We Celebrate the Servant King
This Sunday, November 22, we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. At the end of our liturgical year, we remind ourselves that Christ’s Kingdom is not governed by the same ideals as the...
As For Me and My House, We Shall Serve the Lord
A lot has already been written about Jeff Sessions, about his use of a Biblical quote to justify political actions, and about the reasons why he’s wrong. I don’t know that I can say...
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
This year for our Holy Week Tenebrae service I presented a short reflection on Luke 22: 47 – 52 — the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. The disciples are having a very bad day....
Can’t Buy Me Love
Is money a form of idolatry? This past Sunday, listening to the Gospel reading in which Jesus speaks of the lawfulness of paying taxes, I had one of those quick and fleeting drive-by thoughts....
A Revolution of the Heart
This year for our Holy Week Tenebrae service, I was invited to present a reflection. Here is a transcript of my brief talk, reflecting on the text of Mark 15: verses 1 – 15...
Holy Innocents
December 28th, the fourth day of Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Innocents. This day has its origins in Matthew’s gospel account of the birth of Jesus and Herod’s reaction to...
The Cry of the Poor
In reflecting upon the readings for this past Sunday, October 25 — the story from Mark’s gospel about the blind beggar Bartimaeus — America Magazine’s John W. Martens poses the question, “Who do we...
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