Fourth Sunday of Lent
“For God so loved the world…. (Jn. 3:15) In 1967, a song written by Bobbie Gentry, a then unknown country singer, made it all the way to the ...
Third Sunday of Lent
“Jesus found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money changers and overturned their tables …. He proclaimed ‘Stop making my ...
Second Sunday in Lent
“Jesus took Peter, James, and John and lead them up a high mountain …. And he was transfigured before them.” Mk 9:2 What if … What if … the ...
Ash Wednesday
“Remember … that you are dust and into dust you shall return.” Remember. The very first word we encounter as we begin the season of Lent. Remember. The very ...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“’If you wish, you can make me clean.’ Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, ‘I will do it. Be made clean.’” Mk. ...
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Rising very early before dawn, Jesus left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.” Mk. 1:35 A recent New York Times column invites us to play ...