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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 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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Rejoice, Prodigals!

Rejoice, Prodigals!

March 6, 2021 NT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Saturday in the Second Week of Lent: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. Today we read one of Jesus’s most famous parables, the Parable of the Prodigal Son. There is so much to say about it. The broad strokes: it displays the unflagging love of the father (that is, God …

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Pray for your Persecutors

Pray for your Persecutors

February 27, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Saturday in the First Week of Lent: Deuteronomy 26:16-19, Matthew 5:43-48. Today’s readings spell out our compact with God in a nutshell. He will make us sacred and all He asks in return is that we love unconditionally. We will ponder today how difficult it is to love those who …

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A Lion Recumbent

A Lion Recumbent

December 17, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Thursday in the 3rd Week of Advent: Genesis 49:2, 8-10, Matthew 1:1-17 Today’s readings are bursting with royal significance; pregnant, as it were, with the promise of triumph. It’s no wonder that expectations for the Messiah were so high by the time Jesus was born. God’s promise to His People …

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Justice Like Gentle Rain

Justice Like Gentle Rain

December 16, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Wednesday in the 3rd Week of Advent: Isaiah 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25, Luke 7:18b-23. Justice is something I’ve been considering a lot in the face of crooked politicians making themselves rich while being morally abhorrent in behavior and policy. Of course it’s important to remember that this is nothing new — …

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The Violent Transformation of Love

The Violent Transformation of Love

December 10, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year BOne Comment

Thursday in the 2nd Week of Advent: Isaiah 41:13-20, Matthew 11:11-15. Today’s readings appear to be head-scratchers. The gospel, in particular, quotes Jesus speaking in an ominous-sounding tone about the violent taking the Kingdom of Heaven by force. But as we dig into them, the readings reveal a consistent truth …

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The Advocate Comes to Convict

The Advocate Comes to Convict

May 19, 2020 NT reflection / Year A2 Comments

Tuesday in the Sixth Week of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 16:22-34, John 16:5-11. Today’s readings may seem like standard Easter season fare: miraculous things happen with Paul as he evangelizes throughout the Near East and in the gospel, Jesus talks about His impending death and Resurrection. But we have …

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How to Love God with All Your Being

How to Love God with All Your Being

April 6, 2020 NT reflection / Year ALeave a comment

Monday of Holy Week: Isaiah 42:1-7, John 12:1-11.  As Jesus approaches the Cross in this Holy Week, we glimpse a picture of perfect Christian relationship at the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. It is quickly broken by the duplicitous thoughts and words of humanity dwelling in darkness in the …

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The Irrefutable Logic of the Logos

The Irrefutable Logic of the Logos

April 3, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year ALeave a comment

Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent: Jeremiah 20:10-13, John 10:31-42. Today’s readings show the inexorable movement of Jesus’s ministry towards the Passion but also the irrefutable logic he provides in his works and words. The take-home message of the gospel narratives seems to be that since humanity can’t accept …

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