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The Heavenly Womb

The Heavenly Womb

December 19, 2021 NT reflection / Year CLeave a comment

The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C: Micah 5:1-4a, Hebrews 10:5-10, Luke 1:39-45. Today’s readings present us with a familiar scene, the kindly image of pregnant Elizabeth greeting pregnant Mary. This is the Visitation of Mary. Mary travels to the hill country, she “enters the house of Zachariah,” the women …

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As Wheat Gathered by the Lord

As Wheat Gathered by the Lord

December 12, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year CLeave a comment

Third Sunday of Advent: Zephaniah 3:14-18a, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:10-18. Gaudete in Domino semper! These are the first words of today’s second reading and, in fact, the introit (opening chant) for the third Sunday in Advent, marking Gaudete Sunday every year. What does it mean? The Latin translates as “Rejoice …

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The Comprehensive Way

The Comprehensive Way

December 5, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year COne Comment

Second Sunday of Advent: Baruch 5:1-9, Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11, Luke 3:1-6 It’s a phrase familiar to us: the valleys shall be filled and the hills made low. We hear it from St. Luke and Baruch in today’s readings and, of course, Isaiah, whom Luke quotes. On a purely aesthetic level, …

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Feasting and Recognizing God

Feasting and Recognizing God

December 1, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year CLeave a comment

Wednesday in the 1st Week of Advent: Isaiah 25:6-10a, Matthew 15:25-37. Below is a reflection I first wrote on these readings last year (2020). I’ve lightly edited it. In today’s readings, we encounter a stunning prophecy of the Christ Event from Isaiah and a passage from the gospel that aligns …

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Streaming Toward God’s Mountain

Streaming Toward God’s Mountain

November 29, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year CLeave a comment

Monday of the First Week of Advent, Year C: Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 8:5-11. Today we peek into the cosmic story of Christ. The word “cosmic” is important to Catholicism and is worth unpacking a bit. At its most basic, the cosmos is the physical universe in which we live. Since …

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The Way to Pleasing God

The Way to Pleasing God

November 28, 2021 NT reflection / Year CLeave a comment

The First Sunday of Advent, Year C: Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2, Luke 21:25-28, 34-36. It is right and just that Advent starts with looking forward to Christ’s coming, that is, “coming in a cloud with power and great glory,” as He himself attests in the gospel reading. …

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Infinite Value

Infinite Value

April 2, 2021 NT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1 – 19:42. The sad and wonderful day is here. We must mourn with Mary because her most perfect Son has been tortured and killed, and this is a grievous wrong. But we must marvel at …

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The Establishment of the Sacraments

The Establishment of the Sacraments

April 1, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year BOne Comment

Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-15. The Easter Triduum begins tonight with the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. As I consider the readings for tonight’s Mass, I am struck by the tightly knit, condensed sequence of action and …

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Why is Judas Part of the Plan?

Why is Judas Part of the Plan?

March 31, 2021 NT reflection / Year BOne Comment

Wednesday of Holy Week: Isaiah 50:4-9a, Matthew 26:14-25. Today’s gospel is devoted to the problem of Judas Iscariot. He is a problem, isn’t he? As the betrayer of Christ, he’s a problem for the continued ministry of Jesus in the world; but on another level he’s a problem for us: …

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The Sadness of Losing Sheep

The Sadness of Losing Sheep

March 30, 2021 NT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Tuesday of Holy Week: Isaiah 49:1-6, John 13:21-33, 36-38. Today, we hear part of  John’s account of the Last Supper when Jesus offers Himself to and through Judas, always giving Himself even in His own betrayal. As we contemplate the Word of God recorded by St. John, let us be …

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