Sunday Reflection
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Third Sunday of Easter: The Walk of Grief
Apr 24, 2020
Many of us have been on that road of grief. Our lives had been going well. We were happy. Perhaps, not giddy, but content. We had our plans all set and everything seemed to be fitting into place. Then something unforeseen happened, something tragic, or at least, challenging
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Second Sunday of Easter: When Doubts Come....
Apr 19, 2020
The Sunday after Easter always presents the Gospel of Doubting Thomas. The reasoning is that the events in today’s gospel take place one week after the Lord rose from the dead. A deeper reason, though, is that our belief in the Resurrection is based on our faith.
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The Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord, Easter: Happiness in Hope
Apr 11, 2020
We Christians have, as our happiness, the hope of eternal life. Easter is the celebration of hope. Our hope is that we will share in the fullness of the New Life Jesus won for us through His suffering and death. It is our hope in Christ that helps us endure challenges like the coronavirus pandemic.
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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: Redemptive Suffering
Apr 05, 2020
The restrictions due to the coronavirus will prevent us from assembling for Passion Sunday. We can still remember what Passion Sunday signifies to us.
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Fifth Sunday of Lent: Come Out of the Tomb
Mar 29, 2020
The gripping drama of the raising of Lazarus points towards Jesus as the Lord of Life and prepares us for the celebration of our sharing in His Life a
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Fourth Sunday of Lent: The Fight for Sight
Mar 21, 2020
The long story of the Man Born Blind is less about the miracle of the Lord restoring the man’s eyesight, and more about the man coming to faith despite tremendous opposition.
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Third Sunday of Lent: Thirst No More
Mar 14, 2020
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.” John 7:37
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Second Sunday of Lent: Insufficient, Inadequate, Incomplete or a Life Worth Living?
Mar 05, 2020
“This is my Beloved Son, Listen to Him!” The voice on the Mountain of the Transfiguration, the voice of God the Father was not speaking to Jesus who had radiated His Divinity.
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First Sunday of Lent: The fight against evil
Mar 01, 2020
We spend 40 days of Lent, not just to complete some tasks, not just to give up things. We spend 40 days preparing to transform our lives so that we might be an Easter People.
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Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time: And Jesus said: “Love Your Enemies”
Feb 23, 2020
Hatred kills. There is nothing earth shaking about that statement. Wars demonstrate this. There are people who hate other people and who do everything they can to eliminate the those people.
Sunday Reflection
From mere productivity to wholehearted fruitfulness
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with the Editor