The Word of Faith
First Sunday of Lent – C The notes on a page are not the song, the printed rhythms and rests, not the music. No rules of theory or knowledge of music history can be mistaken for the moment a melody … Read More
Authentic Ambassadors
Ash Wednesday – C In baptism, the Spirit makes us ambassadors for Christ. To be an ambassador means we are sent to dwell in unfamiliar environments. Therefore, we are also diplomats committed to working together toward reconciliation through gracious and … Read More
The Lord in their midst
Fifth Sunday of Lent – B “We would like to see Jesus.” That is the opening request given to the disciples in today’s Gospel by those from the outside of Jesus’s circle of followers. Throughout John’s Gospel, to see and … Read More
Faith is not a neutral act
Fourth Sunday of Lent – B From the beginning of this Lenten cycle of readings, we have heard a consistent message: faith in Jesus will convict us. Set against the Gospels we have heard this Lent, faith can no longer … Read More
Structures and Systems
Third Sunday of Lent – B The temple cleansing is found in all four Gospels. However, John puts this scene right after Jesus’s miracle at Cana at the start of his ministry. In the synoptics, it takes place at the … Read More
No transfiguration without the cross
Second Sunday of Lent – B The Transfiguration scene midway through Mark’s Gospel is the climactic crossroads where we must choose between staying in Galilee or going with Jesus to death in Jerusalem. In the previous chapter, Peter recognized Jesus’s … Read More
A Communal Effort
First Sunday of Lent – B We can get overly focused on individual sin and personal salvation during Lent. Yet one of the biggest lessons learned from last year’s Lent is that our well-being is intimately tied to the well-being … Read More
Bulletin Shorts for Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – 05 April 2020 Procession: Matthew 21:1-11. Mass: Isaiah 50:4-7. Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24. Philippians 2:6-11. Matthew 26:14–27:66. Being Humble. Jesus Christ shows us how to be humble today. So humble, that he … Read More
Santificando el Día del Señor cuando no podemos asistir a la Misa
Available in English here Para los cristianos, el domingo es un día como ningún otro día de la semana. Creemos que es el día de la fiesta original; el día del Creador; la Pascua semanal; el primer día; el octavo … Read More